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Opinions, think-pieces, articles and observations around smart cities and the future of urban living.

17 May 2018

Smart cities: a glossary of terms

The topic of smart cities is filling increasing column inches across tech media. But some of the terminology can be complex. To appropriately understand the urban environments of tomorrow, it’s necessary to grasp the lexicon that comes with them.

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25 April 2018

Smart Cities: What about smart suburbs and the villages of tomorrow?

It’s not just the city that can benefit from smart, connected technologies. A number of applications are being rolled out that could transform the way we perceive the rural and suburban environment.

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11 April 2018

Smart cities: think cost savings, not technology touting

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20 February 2018

Spreadsheet, not datasheet - network choices for the smart city

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13 February 2018

Smart street lighting is driving smart city projects

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15 June 2017

Smart suburbs - the new smart cities?

Writing in the Washington Post, Tara Bahrampour reports that in the US, population growth in cities has fallen behind the suburban growth for the first time in six years.

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