Past Projects

NewCities has helped shape the urban narrative since 2010. Browse through an archive of our past work, press, and network of contributors. 

Resilient Growth: Building a Resilient City in the Philippines

May 29, 2019

Developers of New Clark City aren’t just taking a long 360-degree view of resiliency – they’re making it into a reality. New Clark City is a 9,450-hectare metropolis located 100 kilometers north of Manila. Because its location and design were deliberately chosen to withstand natural calamities, New Clark City will serve as the government’s continuity…

Lifecycle Dynamics of a Thriving Greenfield City: Why, What, How?

May 29, 2019

Our team has developed a thriving integrated greenfield city from scratch in a 40 square kilometers area in the South of India. In ten years, we have brought 45,000 jobs, over 2.5 Billion (USD) of investment from businesses in 27 countries into this region, and delivered a growth of over 20 percent year over year…

Digital Twins for Greenfield Smart Cities

May 29, 2019

If you’ve been paying attention to the Smart City, Smart Manufacturing, or Smart Building industries over the past 12 months, I’ll bet you’ve either heard or read something – and probably a lot – about Digital Twins. A Digital Twin is a digital model of a physical asset, which continuously collects information from the built…

Rawabi: A City on a Hill

May 29, 2019

Overview Rawabi is the first Palestinian planned city, providing opportunities for affordable home ownership, employment, education and leisure. A Greenfield project, the city’s state-of-the-art infrastructure was designed according to a masterplan that prioritizes urban planning and environmental sustainability. The city is being developed by Bayti Real Estate Investment Company, a joint venture of Massar International…

Greenfield Smart Cities Shaping the Future of India

May 29, 2019

India’s economy has shown impressive growth in the last couple of decades, coupled with significant reduction in poverty. According to the International Monetary Fund, India’s economic growth is expected to be reach 7.5 percent by the year 2021. This will make India one of the fastest growing economies in the world, and India’s aspiration to…

In Kigali We Believe in the Wellbeing of Our People

May 21, 2019

A city’s future is not only judged by how its infrastructure is ready to serve the growing population but also how healthy the population is to continue or even increase production to grow its economy. In Rwanda, and Kigali city in particular given our history of the Genocide against the Tutsi that took place in…

Smarter is Greener

May 02, 2019

Cities all over the world are seeking solutions to reduce their emissions and improve energy efficiency. This Big Picture looks at how cleantech, mobility, and city services can harness the power of Artificial Intelligence to accelerate climate action.

Smarter is Greener: How Artificial Intelligence Is Shaping Urban Climate Action

May 02, 2019

When it comes to climate change, cities are both places at risk and the sites most likely to produce innovative solutions. In respect to both this risk and opportunity, Michael Bloomberg has famously stated “if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it”. Effective climate action in cities requires large amounts of data in order…

The Digital Sobriety Strategy: Make our Planet Green Again

May 02, 2019

After the United States pulled out of the Paris Agreement in 2017, French president Emmanuel Macron expressed his interest to join the climate change battle. He offered world scientists and entrepreneurs work in France in order to make our planet great again. Two years later I would like to analyse how France is doing on…

Local AI for Global Challenges – A Look at Policy and Capability

May 02, 2019

It’s clear that a lot of action to reduce emissions will play out in urban areas where most people in the world live, and an even higher proportion of economic activity happens. Save the city, save the world. But it’s hard to make a substantial change to how a city runs. Successful cities are generally…