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Plazas, green and open spaces, parks, water fountains, public art, benches, historical markers – these are examples for elements of successful community gathering places. Placemaking is more than just planning, design, management and…

The need for platforms in urban planning and administration becomes clear, when it comes to the amount of data, services and applications which have to be organized and are in development. On the one hand, a technical infrastructure for…

If we want to cut back the inefficient and environmentally harmful impact of privately owned cars in cities, alternative means of mobility have to work simply and affordably. While modern technology, bike and car sharing platforms and…

Fun can change human behaviour for the better – a basic guide line of the Fun Theory, an initiative by Volkswagen in 2009 that set out to prove that people’s behaviour can be improved by making mundane activities funny. Below five…

Plan trips, book tickets and pay for them in one app, no matter what modes of transport you need. Bus, bike, train – it’s all in one MaaS app. Here are five of the best platforms. Mobility as a Service (Maas) is a recent concept and might…

In response to the challenges outlined above, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and the Joint Programming Initiative Urban Europe (JPI UE) have paved the way for a long-term cooperation under the strategic theme of…

China has currently more than 100 urban agglomerations that exceed one million in population and this is likely to increase to 140 urban centres by the year 2025. Given the sheer dimension of its population and the continuous urbanisation,…

Autonomous vehicles, also known as self-driving vehicles, are advancing with technology in a high speed. They have the potential to change our urban mobility and landscape. Research results indicate that an overall adjustment of SDVs and…

Mercer annually evaluates cities in a compassing Quality of Living survey. The survey is built on 39 differentfactors, which include economic vibrancy, domestic security, infrastructure, crime figures, telecommunication, local law…

Megacities have been places of great diversity and multicultural coexistence ever since, but increased globalisation and international migration have put the intercultural mergence on yet another level. As this development is a vital…