Technology
Cultura Ambiental: A Paradigm Shift for the People of Buenos Aires
by Luis Hernando Lozano-Paredes
In 2010, Siemens and The Economist published the first reliable index ranking for green cities worldwide. Among many other indexes concerning this subject published in the past few years, this is the first one with a spe...
Tidal Wave Energy: Is it Ecologically Sustainable?
by Finbar Gillen
Global energy demand continues to grow and tidal wave energy generation devices can provide a significant source of renewable energy. Technological developments in offshore engineering, and the rising cost of traditional...
Tracking Blighted Properties in New Orleans with BlightStatus
by Jessica Yoon
With an estimated 35,000 abandoned properties, blight is a prevalent problem in New Orleans, exacerbated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. A new website, launched by the City of New Orleans and the nonprofit group Code ...
Dashed Dreams of an Eco-City: The Failure of Dongtan Eco-City on Chongming Island, China
by Sophie Plottel
What was supposed to have been a perfect model of eco-design has come up rather short as plans for Dongtan, an eco-city on Chongming Island, have since disappeared. Located just 25km from Shanghai, the sustainably design...
Smart Cities Buenos Aires: IT, Entrepreneurship and University
by Luis Hernando Lozano-Paredes
Work has been done to create "smart communities," a concept which includes information technologies as indicators for future urban planning and development, but there is still some blurriness about what these transformat...
Micro Hydropower: An Underused Source of Renewable Energy?
by Finbar Gillen
Climate change is seen as the major problem of our generation, and confronting it will mean action on how energy is sourced and the levels of demand. In 1990, the United Kingdom signed an agreement for reducing emission ...
Why Science Centers Matter
by Aascot Holt
Science centers matter because they encourage some of the most memorable out-of-classroom learning experiences both throughout and after childhood. The imagination has an opportunity to explore itself, and ideas have ...
Hub Istanbul: Social Innovation through Placemaking, Coworking
by Renée Elaine Sazci
If you had an empty warehouse and a pen and paper, what infinite uses would you create? Art space; meeting or event space; a library; a cafeteria or cafe; an acoustic or sound room; a gaming room; a gallery; yoga or m...