Future of Urban Innovation: Startups Summit
On June 9, The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce Department, Cornell University and Columbia University hosted the Future of Urban Innovation: Startups Summit…
Co-Producing Urban Knowledge – A case study in Cape Town, South Africa
The African Centre for Cities (ACC) is part of an international network of cities (Gothenburg, Manchester, Shanghai, Kisumu, and Cape Town) who are working…
Habitat III ‘issue papers’ provide backbone for New Urban Agenda
The United Nations has made public the final thematic reports offering a comprehensive, expert-level view of the processes of urbanization that characterize today’s century…
New non-profit announced: Securing Smart Cities
Securing Smart Cities is a new not-for-profit global initiative announced on May 26, 2015 that will address existing and future cybersecurity problems of smart…
Can geospatial technology lead to a development ‘data revolution’?
The ability to map data has become essential for urban researchers and city managers worldwide. Geospatial technology, as this tool is known, was in…
Towards the Human City – Colombia Part II
First Stop: Colombia – Part II Identifying transformative initiatives in Bogotá was easy in light of the vast richness of initiatives and a well-organised…
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
The mission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of…
Towards the Human City – Colombia, Part 1
First Stop: Colombia Our first stop had to be Colombia, not only from the perspective of urban planning but also for reasons of personal…
Centre for Urban Studies
The Centre for Urban Studies (CUS) is one of 20 designated Research Priority Areas at the University of Amsterdam and forms part of the…
Indian Institute for Human Settlements
The Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) is a national education institution committed to the equitable, sustainable and efficient transformation of Indian settlements. IIHS aims…