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What is an experimental city? An experimental city is carefully planned from inception and mostly constructed in a previously undeveloped area. Carefully planning the urban environment should reduce conflicts on land-use and between…

Why is ethics important? Smart technology has entered many different areas. From smartphones, smart health and robots to smart cities and driverless cars, this innovative technology affects many parts of our daily life. However, the…

What are shared workspaces? Shared workspaces change the way people are working today. Especially for independent professionals and startups shared workspaces are a great chance to be more successful. There are four main types of shared…

What is a smart energy city? Smart cities are cities that use ICT and other novel technologies to improve the residents’ lives and make the city more liveable and efficient. When you talk about a smart energy city, the city focuses on…

What is a social city? Cities and the way they are designed and built have an impact on the social interactions of their residents. Poor urban transportation networks, for example, can keep people from regularly seeing their family and…

What are shared workspaces? Shared workspaces change the way people are working today. Especially for independent professionals and startups shared workspaces are a great chance to be more successful. There are four main types of shared…

New and innovative models of school and education are a vital part of a well-functioning and smart city. The campus model represents such a concept fitting itself perfectly into a modern urban environment. Several cities like Vienna or…

One in five people live in areas which do not meet the air quality standards of the World Health Organization. Air pollution is one of the seven largest causes of avoidable deaths and in many countries - especially in South and Southeast…

Developing countries are facing severe challenges such as rapid population growth, climate change, disaster unpreparedness, heat waves, storms and flooding. For all these threats, NGOs try to pursue a sustainable infrastructure build-up…

Travel and tourism generates a total of 10.2% of the world’s GDP (US $ 7.6 trillion). According to the WTTC’s (World Travel and tourism Council) latest annual research, travel and tourism is responsible for 292 million jobs around the…