The Global Urbanist

News and analysis of cities around the world

Economy

Information and technology

RSS Feed

Hallam Goad explains how online connectivity is making Cambodia's growing cities the focus of the next election.

Just as mass production moved into rural areas after its invention in cities, so too may high tech services move into the countryside as broadband spreads out into sparsely populated areas.

From the Archives

Kumbh Mela: the world's largest pop-up city

As the Kumbh Mela festival closes in Allahabad, Kristen Teutonico wonders why the lessons of this pop-up city aren't being applied to India's permanent mega-cities.

'Smart cities' slowly getting smarter

The 'smart city' concept has existed for several years, but only now, with some trial and error, are we seeing the real fruits of these efforts coming to light.

Most Discussed

  1. How today's urban reformers should learn from history
  2. Is being a smart city enough? Becoming a truly intelligent community
  3. The future of urban transit at the Indian Institute of Science
  4. Kumbh Mela: the world's largest pop-up city
  5. Setting the right price for parking in San Francisco and New York

Related Topics

Urban economics
Urban women organizing in the informal economy
Local economic development
How home-based workers in Ahmedabad formed a union to improve their lives
Place promotion
The Draw of Difference
Sustainability
A Brief History of Big Plans for Tokyo Bay

Hot Cities

Anshan, Liaoning
Anyang
Baoding
Baotou

Featured Author

Events

Post an event

Jobs

Post a job

About

The Global Urbanist is an online magazine reviewing urban affairs and urban development issues in cities throughout the developed and developing world.

Its readers are drawn from the urban policy and international development sectors, and include urban planners, officers in local, national or international government agencies, civil society leaders, and researchers.

Find out more


Advertise on this site

GU