Chronicle by Jamil Khan Associate Professor of Environmental and Energy Systems, Lund University “A smart city is a city with open senses. With its sensors it can see, hear, feel, smell and taste digital information that contributes to a more considerate, efficient, safe and sustainable society.” This may sound as...
Climate change, a growing population and increased urbanisation place great demands on our cities. Meeting these challenges requires collaboration to develop smart cities. But what does a smart city really mean and how do we create one? A smart city is a sustainable city. A city in which people want...
Do we have enough light when we are working, and is it dark enough when we want to sleep? The light around us when we are indoors is important for our well-being. Researchers in Lund, together with American colleagues, want to put an app in your smartphone to regulate the...
A city without emissions from cars, boilers or heating plants. A city with cars that run silently and beautiful buildings whose roofs and façades contribute to the heating and electric power we need. This is how future cities could be, as cheap and efficient solar cells become one of our...
