Our cities are making us fat and unhealthy – a ‘healthy location index’ can help us plan better Senior lecturer Matthew Hobbs and post doctoral fellow Lukas Marek explain how the Health Location Index works and how it can help build our future cities on The Conversation. Photo by Kishan Modi The Healthy Location Index (HLI) breaks…
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Hamilton in 21st spot of world’s top smart cities – Council
Hamilton City Council has been ranked 21st in the 2021 Top 50 Smart City Governments by Eden Strategy Institute. More than 230 municipalities submitted entries to make the list, with Hamilton applying for the first time this year. The rankings assess each city’s governance on 10 key indicators for achieving smart city outcomes, such as…
What does the new IPCC climate report mean for our cities?
What does the new IPCC climate report mean for our cities? Over the past three years, hundreds of the world’s leading researchers have been assessing the latest knowledge on climate change, its impacts and risks, and what we can do about it, for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) the United Nations body for…
University Of Canterbury in world-first partnership with Smart Cities Council
Moves to see the University of Canterbury (UC) deliver the most advanced, smart cities focused MBA programme are under way as the University becomes the first university globally to sign as a Research and Knowledge Partner with the Smart Cities Council. Under the agreement, students in UC’s newly launched Connected MBA programme will have access…
University of Canterbury in world-first partnership with Smart Cities Council
University of Canterbury in world-first partnership with Smart Cities Council Moves to see the University of Canterbury (UC) deliver the most advanced, smart cities focused MBA programme are under way as the University becomes the first university globally to sign as a Research and Knowledge Partner with the Smart Cities Council. UC is the first…