Metropolises of the Future - A Look at Emerging Smart Cities in Europe and Asia

From time immemorial densely populated areas have provided their inhabitants with advantages over smaller, isolated settlements. By bringing people from different walks of life together, cities have been central to the spread of commerce and, perhaps more importantly, ideas.
But for cities to thrive, the benefits they offer their denizens must outweigh their drawbacks. In other terms, the extent to which they cater to the needs of their inhabitants determines their success. More...