nicola macchitellaUrban metabolismIn the 1960s Abel Wolman coined the term “urban metabolism” to describe the flows of matter and energy in an urban system. He compared the…Nov 27, 2016Nov 27, 2016
nicola macchitellaEnergy from floating algae podsOMEGA, the Offshore Membrane Enclosures for Growing Algae that will compete with fossil fuel production.Nov 12, 2016Nov 12, 2016
nicola macchitellainCivic Analytics & Urban IntelligenceSmart Floating Farms“We must plant the sea and herd its animals using the sea as farmers instead of hunters. That is what civilization is all about — farming…Oct 30, 2016Oct 30, 2016
nicola macchitellainCivic Analytics & Urban IntelligenceThe Smart-City-Food paradox.FAO predicts that by 2050 the planet earth will be inhabited by 9.6 billion people ( 37 % more than the actual world’s population ). This…Oct 15, 2016Oct 15, 2016
nicola macchitellainCivic Analytics & Urban IntelligenceA vision of crime in the future“I sincerely want to believe that technology can bring us the techno-utopia that we’ve been promised, but, you see, I’ve spent a career in…Sep 26, 2016Sep 26, 2016