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Play The City

As part of the first Philosophy of the City Summer Colloquium hosted at the University of Twente, Ekim Tan offered a public lecture yesterday. The director of Amsterdam’s Play the City explained at the DesignLab how the games her company designs can offer advice on urban planning for policymakers, designers, and local citizens.
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‘The complex fabric of cities’

The future is urban. Nobody knows that better than retiring ITC professor Martin van Maarseveen and his soon-to-be replacement Karin Pfeffer. We invited them both to discuss the importance of Urban Studies and the topics of their respective valedictory and inaugural lecture, both taking place this week.
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Smart Cities: creating the cyberville we want?

More than half of the world’s population now lives in urban areas, and by 2030 this number will increase to about 5 billion people. Urbanization is happening on a massive scale, larger than ever before, bringing huge social, economic and environmental challenges. To ensure cities remain livable, we need ‘smart’ solutions. Hence, we need to transform our current cities into even smarter cities. How can we do that?

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