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Shipping Containers and Shopping
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20 Dec. 2011 — written by Joe Peach, This Big City
This blog post first appeared on thisbigcity. London’s first pop-up shopping mall has finally opened, after originally being slated for a Summer launch. Located in east …
What Does it Take to Create a Smart City?
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2 May 2012 — written by Matthew Camps, The Times
“Smart Cities” is Raconteur’s third annual report on cities, technology, sustainability and urbanization. The report is focused on the modernization of our current cities in …
The top 12 of 2012
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19 Dec. 2012 — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
From apps to LEDs and electric cars to urban infrastructure, it’s that time of year when we look back at what’s been most popular in the 2degrees Smart Cities working group …
How Interactive Maps Can Transform Cities
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13 April 2012 — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
From the best Chinese takeaways to pedestrian road casualties, interactive maps have transformed the way we can gather and visualize data. Here are five examples being put to …
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Branson and Barclays: $650m retrofit gamechanger?
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21 Sept. 2011 — written by Conrad Young, 2degrees
Following my previous post about the municipal bond program, PACE, being developed in the US for retrofitting domestic property, a new approach has been developed. Richard …
Europe and North America’s most congested cities revealed
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17 July 2012 — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Drivers in Yorkshire face a delay of 36 minutes for every hour they drive in peak periods, according to a new study by satellite navigation firm TomTom. Motorists in the …
London to become global centre for smart city development
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13 Sept. 2012 — written by Flemmich Webb, Mantis Communications
Anyone who visited the Excel Centre to watch Olympic and Paralympic events via the Emirates Air Line cable cars would have noticed a new, sleek futuristic building beneath …
What's the Future for London After the Olympic Games?
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2 July 2012 — written by Greg Clark, ULI
As London gears up to host the 2012 Games, Greg Clark asks: is the capital still relevant in the new global order, and can it continue to be a genuine leader?’ Since the …
The 100 most talked about urban trends
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8 Nov. 2012 — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
The BMW Guggenheim Lab has published details of the 100 most talked-about trends, terms, and ideas in urban thinking today. The mobile laboratory, which launched in New York …
Cities must get smart or lose out to their competitors
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19 Sept. 2012 — written by Flemmich Webb, Mantis Communications
Cities make up just 2% of the Earth’s surface but consume about 75% of its resources. Given global population growth projections, resource pressures and the impacts of …

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