Friday, December 2nd, 2011
“”Urbanization of the planet will have finished by the end our children’s’ lifetime and will last forever. We only have one opportunity to do urban development properly. We can not afford to repeat the mistakes of the 20th century,” warned Anthony Townsend… full - Experts exchange views on planning the futureof cities
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Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
A short video interview where I explain smart cities to a professor from the IESE, a business school based in Barcelona.
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Tuesday, August 16th, 2011
Carlo Ratti, Director of the MIT SenseABLE City Lab and I wrote this piece earlier this summer collaborating via Skype between New York, Boston, Milan, London, and Singapore. September 1, 2011 Scientific American Social Nexus: Harnessing Residents’ Electronic Devices Will Yield Truly Smart Cities
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Sunday, July 31st, 2011
I was inspired to chime in on Bloomberg’s ambitious effort to lure a new science campus to New York, in light of all the work I’ve done over the last few years looking at the future of science and technology parks. link: “How New York can become a genius magnet: The art of engineering a [...]
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Monday, July 18th, 2011
Korea’s largest daily ran this interview with me. Sad to say I haven’t a clue what it says, but here’s the Google translation which is beyond hilarious. My personal favorite: After 10 years, what is the buzzword of the city? ”Mobile and transport, the carbon problem seems to be a major buzzword. Smartphones modern communications and [...]
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Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
I was quoted in the leading Spanish daily on the need for vertical farming as a means of making cities more sustainable in a world of seven billion people. Which is kind of funny, because I don’t actually think vertical farms are a good use of urban space. In fact, I’ve argued frequently with my [...]
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Friday, April 22nd, 2011
A nice piece reporting on the map and tying it to the Forum on Future Cities conference at MIT. Using Data to Design Government Services
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Saturday, January 8th, 2011
I appeared on New Hampshire Public Radio earlier this week talking about the new forecast on cities, information and inclusion. Here’s the broadcast.
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Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
This is a pretty good overview of the ideas behind the Breakout festival which starts next week! Toward the Sentient City: Breakout! from Urban Omnibus on Vimeo.
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Friday, December 14th, 2007
A collection of bland, cliche quotes in Inc. today. Sorry. I’ll try harder. “iPhones — and all kinds of smart phones — allow small businesses to work in a much more coordinated way… Entrepreneurs can be in the field, working with clients or scouting new opportunities. They don’t have to be fixed in one location.” [...]
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