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Technology is making cities smart, but it's also costing the environment

Technology is making cities smart, but it's also costing the environment

6 years ago
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https://phys.org/news/2018-07-technology-cities-smart-environment.html

In similar ways, governments worldwide are partnering with technology firms to make cities "smarter" by retrofitting various city objects with technological features. While this might make our cities safer and potentially more user-friendly, we can't work off a blind faith in technology which, without proper design, can break down and leave a city full of environmental waste.

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Technology is making cities smart, but it's also costing the environment

Jul 27, 2018, 1:42pm UTC
https://phys.org/news/2018-07-technology-cities-smart-environment.html > In similar ways, governments worldwide are partnering with technology firms to make cities "smarter" by retrofitting various city objects with technological features. While this might make our cities safer and potentially more user-friendly, we can't work off a blind faith in technology which, without proper design, can break down and leave a city full of environmental waste. > How cities are getting smarter