Moscow, the city for life – Russia
Recently the Moscow Government published under the headline “Moscow, the city for life” its seven development priorities. A document distributed at the Moscow Urban Forum in December 2013. Moscow is with a population of over 12 million people one of…
The Baltic Pearl, St Petersburg – Russia
On the coast of the Gulf of Finland, south-west of the centre of St Petersburg, a major residential complex for up to 35 000 residents is under construction. The Baltic Pearl with housing, shopping centres and public buildings is currently…
Building sustainable new towns for Egyptians
Building new cities in the desert is an important issue for the future of Egypt and other desert countries. Egypt will have an estimated population of 123 million inhabitants by 2050 [1]. As Egypt’s population currently stands at about 82…
Hosting two major sports events – Russia
Since a few years the largest developing countries and big emerging market economies are playing an increasing role in hosting major sports events. The last developed country hosting a FIFA World Cup had been Germany in 2006. The World Cup…
Connecting the Grand Paris – France
The region of Île-de-France and the metropolitan area of Paris Île-de-France occupies a total area of 12.011 km² and is the wealthiest and most populated administrative region of France. Economically, Île-de-France is the worlds fourth-largest and Europe’s wealthiest and largest regional…
Haussmann and the buildings of Paris – France
Baron Haussmann The Baron Georges Eugene Haussmann (1809-1891), Prefect of the Seine under the Second Empire, dramatically reenvisioned Paris at the request of Napoleon III. The emperor had spent several years in London, and that capital’s superior technical infrastructure inspired…
Trying to understand big data – World
The amount of collected data worldwide grow constantly since they are increasingly being gathered by ubiquitous information-sensing tools, like mobile devices, software logs, cameras, microphones and wireless sensor networks. Once viewed as residues of our diverse activities, some see data…
27th November 2013, Rome – Italy
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