The Turnbull government sees the ‘City Deal’ as a way for ‘smart cities’ to drive innovation and growth. But what is the value proposition behind this UK concept and how might it work in Australia?
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With the failures of past planning now apparent, the unruly threat of a damaged and depleting planet is ushering us toward a fourth era of urban restructuring. What might City v4.0 look like?
In his ministerial reshuffle earlier this year, Malcolm Turnbull made Angus Taylor, an up-and-coming Liberal MP, the assistant minister for cities and digital transformation.
If smart cities run on big data and algorithms that channel only ‘relevant’ information and opinions to us, how do we maintain the diversity of ideas and possibilities that drives truly smart cities?
How well does the ‘smart’ city respond to the devastating scale and impact of urban heat threats such as bushfires and heatwaves?
In areas as diverse as transport, health or commerce, the answer to many problems starts with open data.
India’s smart cities mission is evolving – and it has some issues to iron out, if it’s to work out for the good of all.
Worldwide, everyone’s moving to the city - we need to work smart to stay moving and avoid global gridlock.
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Professor, Faculty of Business & Economics, University of Winnipeg
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Vice Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
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Professor in Human Geography, UCL
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Brock University
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Professor of Strategic Design, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor, University of Canberra, Stockholm Environment Institute
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Professor of Urban Studies and Planning, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor, School of Built Environment, UNSW
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Director, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor and Director of the Australian Smart Cities Consortium, Adelaide University
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Associate Professor of Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Industrial Design, UNSW
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Professor Sustainability and Urban Governance, RMIT University
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Leader, Centre for Risk and Community Safety, RMIT University
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Professor of Spatial Science, University of Leeds