April 17, 2012
"Africa and Asia together will account for 86 per cent of all growth in the world’s urban population over the next four decades. This unprecedented increase will pose new challenges in terms of jobs, housing and infrastructure."

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Quote found in a UN press release titled “Africa and Asia to lead urban population growth in next 40 years”

Urbanization - China

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Filed under: africa india asia united-nations cities smarter-cities megacities smart-cities urban 
March 15, 2012
"The Smarter Cities Challenge is a competitive grant program awarding $50 million worth of IBM expertise over three years to 100 cities around the globe. Designed to address the wide range of challenges facing cities today, these grants have addressed topics from urban agriculture to public safety."

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IBM Smarter Cities Challenge: Overview

Smarter Cities Challenge

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Filed under: smarter cities smarter-cities ibm planet smarter-planet smart-cities urban 
September 28, 2011
"Congestion does more than choke our highways, it chokes our economy, making it harder to buy what we need and harder to keep or find a job. That’s a bad thing – especially when our economic recovery is so fragile."

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Quote by Tim Lomax, one of the authors of The 2011 Urban Mobility Report, published by the Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A&M University.  Quote found at Traffic problems tied to the economy, study says

2011 Urban mobility report

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Filed under: traffic congestion urban mobility economy 
May 18, 2011
"I think this technology will transform urban transportation."

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Quote by Donald Shoup, a professor of urban planning at UCLA’s Luskin School of Public Affairs as found in CNN.com article “Streetline’s silver bullet for urban traffic problems”

Streetline

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Filed under: traffic city urban congestion commuting sensors data analytics sensors 
July 8, 2010
"Urban ecosystems are extremely complex because they are composed of many different kinds of functions and intricate organizations. A city is essentially a system of systems, and it is the interactions and interdependencies of its many parts that makes it so dynamic and unpredictable. Their complexity will increase significantly given the expected urban growth over the next decades. This is why we are now looking at the use of digital technologies, information-based intelligence and sophisticated modeling and simulation to help us better manage the complex challenges involved in the daily life of a city, - e.g, education, health, safety, commerce, transportation and entertainment."

— Quote from Irving Wladawsky-Berger/s blog post: What are the Key Qualities of a Great City?

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Filed under: smart-cities intelligent cities smarter-planet urban urbanization smart-city systems sensors 
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