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Surveillance, Rights and Urban Space: Lessons from MozFest 2025
Our session at MozFest 2025 took place on a Sunday morning at 9 a.m. – a somewhat tricky slot at such a busy event where activities last well into the night. But, despite the early hour, our …
Smart transport for smart cities
This article was written in 2020, and the mentioned cities have changed since – some for the better, some for the worse. Have you ever walked down a street in your city and asked yourself: Who …
City structure and how to analyse it
As the majority of youth lives in cities – and the number is only predicted to grow – it is important that we have a basic understanding of how to analyse the city. There are far too many …
Inclusion in smart cities
There is a complex network of dimensions that make a smart city “intelligent”: smart environment, smart mobility, and smart economy providing sustainable, accessible, and effective …
Socially just and green cities
Introduction Session on socially just and green cities was intended as a follow-up on the Online Course that we had as the 1st stage of the project. We asked the participants of the OC if they felt …
Art in small cities. Mission: possible
Large cities, especially capitals, overflow with urban and cultural activities, while people in smaller cities struggle with a lack of opportunities for cultural leisure. But there are people who …
Call: 'Urbanism for everyone' online course
Deadline for applying 30th of September 2024 23:59 CEST Soko is announcing a worldwide call for participants of an online course ‘Urbanism for everyone’ that will take place from 6th of …
Inclusive transport
Mobility is one of the basic needs of urban dwellers. We often hear prejudices about city transport: that cycling is impossible in hilly cities, that building a good transit system costs too much, and …
Virtual reality for the Smart City
We interviewed Gunita Kulikovsky, who has an extensive background in urban activism and participation processes in the Nordic-Baltic region. Since 2016 she has also founded the immersive technology …