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September 28, 2017

How Urban Resiliency Can Make Cites

“While catastrophe is not always preventable, the degree of destruction and devastation can be reduced.”   Urban Risks are Different and Require a Unique Approach Urban areas are complex with highly interdependent systems. With these interdependencies, failing systems can result in cascading impacts that can disrupt the availability of clean water, electricity, and communications. Furthermore, […]

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August 24, 2017

The US’s Infrastructure Problem

  To participate in the global economy and reap the benefits of international trade, countries need to maintain efficient, reliable infrastructure. This can be difficult; national transportation networks are inherently piecemeal and costly to maintain. Even centralized powers with enormous potential to move products often inherit outdated infrastructure, which may suit the physical contours of […]

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July 28, 2017

Building the Future | Smart Cities

Building the Future Smart Cities are coming all around the world. Governments from all over are using Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications to help with many almost every part of your life. Urban residents accounted for 54 percent of the total global population in 2014, according to the World Health Organization, and that number is projected to […]

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May 25, 2017

The Benefits of a Smart City

Smart Cities are a rapid growing trend that is spreading everywhere. There are many benefits of Smart Cities Broadband Networks, some of those benefits are revenue generation, enhanced public safety and city services. Cities are growing at a fast pace and it will benefit everyone by helping with basic everyday tasks to helping with safety. […]

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April 12, 2017

Smart Cities Make Safer Cities

One of the most important benefits comes along with the implementation of smart city technologies is the improvements in safety. In global case studies, introducing new technology-driven solutions slashed crime levels by up to 30% in some cities. ClearWorld recognizes the importance of public safety and the role that smart city technology will play in […]

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March 29, 2017

Industrial IoT and the Smart Grid Connection

The smart grid concept is being looked to by politicians and municipalities around the world. Energy independence, climate change, and resilience in emergencies are just some of the many benefits to the smart grid solution. Of course, smart grids are integral in smart cities as part of the Internet of Things. ClearWorld products, which are […]

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March 23, 2017

Smart parking: the future for smart cities?

Smart cities are adjusting their framework to incorporate a smart parking program. The city of San Diego recently began a program to replace their traditional, coin-operated parking meters with “smart” tech, allowing users to pay with a credit card. Also, City officials hope to allow consumers to pay by mobile phone in the near future. […]

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March 23, 2017

Report: Environmental Hazards Kill 1.7 Million Kids Under 5 Each Year

The World Health Organization released two new reports that reveal about 1.7 million children under the age of 5. That dies each year because of environmental hazards. Then, this is the first estimate of its kind regarding the child death toll from environmental causes. Also, this disheartening figure comprises about a quarter of child deaths […]

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February 22, 2017

Renewable Energy Is The Future, With Or Without Climate Change

It’s common knowledge that burning fossil fuels is bad for the environment. But even without the damaging effects of climate change, renewable energy still makes the most economic sense for our global future. Worldwide energy use isn’t going to decrease anytime soon–people like the way they live. With only a finite amount of fossil fuels […]

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