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Quito, Ecuador skyline

4 cities using transportation data to be more sustainable and socially inclusive

August 28, 2018

By Cassandra Etter... and Ginette Walls
These urban areas are tracking the barriers deterring their citizens from using public transit — and fixing them.
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The limits of data-driven approaches to planning

August 14, 2018

By Joe Cortright
Sometimes the available quantitative data is too limited to enable us to see what’s really going on — and that can lead us to the wrong conclusions.
big data on a globe

Can data improve the lives of women around the world?

August 9, 2018

By Aditi Mohapatra and Lauren Shields
BSR wants to close the gender data gap — the lack of data on what women's issues are and how many women face them.
Data across cities and nation

Want to help cities act on climate change? Give them data

July 24, 2018

By Greg Carlock and Pankaj Bhatia
National governments have actionable information for cities. Why not share it?
Agricultural technology

There’s a new market cropping up for venture capitalists: data-loving farmers

July 18, 2018

By David Festa
Agtech startups are not just increasingly lucrative investments — they're also appealing acquisitions.
Davida Herzl, Aclima

Aclima's particulate vision maps air pollution

July 11, 2018

By Marilyn Waite
Revealing otherwise unseen toxicity is CEO Davida Herzl's mission.
Illustration of artificial intelligence

Data, AI and the tragedy of the commons

July 2, 2018

By Elaine Hsieh
Watch these three topics to understand where the clean economy is moving.

Day 2, Sidebar discussion with Devra Schwartz, LA HSA Council

July 1, 2018

Day 2, Sidebar discussion with Devra Schwartz, LA HSA Council, security, crisis management, data, open data, tool, GIS

Day 1, Sidebar Discussion with Matt Ganser, Carbon Lighthouse

July 1, 2018

Day 1, Sidebar Discussion with Matt Ganser, Carbon Lighthouse, policy opportunities, energy buying, building data, energy efficiency, data,

Devra Schwartz, VP of Operations at LA HSA Council, data, crisis management

June 29, 2018

Devra Schwartz, VP of Operations at LA HSA Council, on data and crisis management.