Contributed by M. B. Beck Much has been said of the promise of the Internet of Things (IoT). And…
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November 30th, 2015
Smart, Humble & “Prosuming” Now
September 2nd, 2014
Cleantech — Out of Grubby Tech
Contributed by M. B. Beck aka … Growing Rainbow This word “Rainbow”, I have found, bothers some of us. How…
December 17th, 2013
Sustainability & Smartness: A Tale of Two Slogans
Contributed by M. B. Beck Update (September, 2014): This article has been updated and published in a peer reviewed journal:…
July 2nd, 2013
Growing Profits, from Growing Blue to Grow Rainbow
A few months ago (October, 2012), we wrote a piece on Growing Blue to Grow Rainbow and posted it at…
October 12th, 2012
Growing Blue to Grow Rainbow
Contributed by M. B. Beck Update (2nd July, 2013): There is now a sequel to this post: Growing Profits, from…
June 16th, 2011
Urban Material Stock: Garbage or Valued Antique?
Nutrient Flows: Costly Pollutants or Valued Resources? In this CFG Insight, Michael Thompson writes of how the way we value…
April 27th, 2011
Global Water Crisis: A Joined-up View from The City
(Now published and ) We divide the world into parts. And water is such a natural and prominent part of…
February 10th, 2011
It’s getting windy
Based on the volume of news popping up in the last few days, it seems that wind energy is emerging as…