The psycho-somatics of Trust

The psycho-somatics of Trust

↑    Illustration by Stuart Bradford The relevance of this article in a cities blog, is that the smart solutions for cities depend more than ever on trust.  Who has access to my data, my transactions, my interactions? Blockchains promise transactions without the need...
Turning small ex-manufacturing cities into tech hubs

Turning small ex-manufacturing cities into tech hubs

↑   Credit: Jiguang Wang, via Flickr This article should be read along with articles authored by Richard Florida in this blog. They present contrasting visions of urban renewal resulting from job creation by tech companies.     by Nigel Wilson  –  19 July 2019...
Future Cities, with or without children?

Future Cities, with or without children?

↑    Michaela Rehle / Reuters This is a very interesting article that looks at lifestyle and demographic dimensions of future cities. Could the one-child policy & law in China until recently find its parallel in a zero child preference in urban populations in...