US: Louisiana: The Right Way to Build Climate Change Resilience
Louisiana's comprehensive 50-year master plan for mitigating the impact of extreme weather on vulnerable coastal communities can provide guiding principles for every region.
The climate crisis has reached every corner of our country. As rivers run dry, fires consume neighborhoods and coasts disappear, state and local leaders are grappling with how to address an emergency of seemingly impossible proportions. In many states, developing and investing in effective policy that matches the scale of the problem has understandably felt just as daunting. Just recently, new research projected that vast new swathes of the country will be at risk of hurricane-force winds in the coming decades.
US: California: Marin County: ‘Smarter’ Radar Will Inform Bay Area Flood Network
Marin County is developing a new radar station that will track atmospheric rivers and inform a network with real-time data to help officials respond to potential flooding with a more customized report.
Marin County, Calif., will be deploying a new state-of-the-art flood radar network that will help provide real-time data from atmospheric rivers and allow local officials to plan quickly for localized flooding.
Smart city AI market to be worth more than $6bn by 2032
Report says it will grow at an annual rate of 28 per cent as climate challenges increase, IoT devices grow and cities become familiar with AI system outcomes.
The market for smart city artificial intelligence (AI) and predictive analytics platforms will reach $6.5bn by 2032, up from $693m today, according to a report.
It represents a compound annual growth rate of more than 28 per cent. There remain barriers to entry though, chiefly municipal procurement practices, privacy and cybersecurity concerns.
There Is Much More Work to Do to Shift Cities Away from Cars
A mode shift toward more sustainable transportation like micromobility and transit will take more than an app. It will require a reimagining of cities and how transportation infrastructure is prioritized.
For all of the advancements around technology and the deployment of a range of mobility options across cities, U.S. travelers still generally stick to one travel mode; and it’s usually a car.
Smart thinking that deploys digital technology can make our cities fit for the future
It can be difficult to imagine what the cities we live in will look like in ten, or 20 years’ time, but it’s something which local decision-makers are having to think about right now. If, one the one hand, cities have become the engine of economic growth, on the other they are also increasingly facing unprecedented sustainability challenges that directly affect the quality of life of their residents.
Local levels of air pollution are mounting globally, posing a health risk for 99 per cent of the people living in metropolitan areas. Around half the world’s urban population continues to have no convenient access to basic public services like clean water, affordable housing, and public transport.