Urban Constellations
The collection explores themes such as new forms of political  mobilization, the effects of economic instability, the political ecology  of urban nature and the presence of collective memory. Cultural aspects  of urban change are also considered including the work of artists, film  makers and others, who have sought to critically engage with processes  of urban change. The global scope of the collection includes essays on  London, Berlin and Los Angeles, as well as less extensively studied  cities such as Buenos Aires, Lagos and Seoul.
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Urban Constellations

The collection explores themes such as new forms of political mobilization, the effects of economic instability, the political ecology of urban nature and the presence of collective memory. Cultural aspects of urban change are also considered including the work of artists, film makers and others, who have sought to critically engage with processes of urban change. The global scope of the collection includes essays on London, Berlin and Los Angeles, as well as less extensively studied cities such as Buenos Aires, Lagos and Seoul.

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A team of IBMers and Social Media Week are working together on a kind of grassroots, crowdsourced research. Share your views on Social Commerce and help us scan and analyze the collective intelligence of the Social Media Week global community.
Answer Today’s Social Commerce Scan | Question 2. Global/Local:
What  would make commerce smarter via social media in Beirut? Berlin? Bogota?  Buenos Aires? Chicago? Glasgow? Tell us what it means for you in your  Social Media Week city: Los Angeles, Milan, Moscow, Rio, Sao Paulo or  Vancouver.

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A team of IBMers and Social Media Week are working together on a kind of grassroots, crowdsourced research. Share your views on Social Commerce and help us scan and analyze the collective intelligence of the Social Media Week global community.

Answer Today’s Social Commerce Scan | Question 2. Global/Local:



What would make commerce smarter via social media in Beirut? Berlin? Bogota? Buenos Aires? Chicago? Glasgow? Tell us what it means for you in your Social Media Week city: Los Angeles, Milan, Moscow, Rio, Sao Paulo or Vancouver.


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What’s one major consequence of a city becoming a booming economic center? Increased traffic that leads to mind-numbing, stop-and-go commutes. IBM surveyed drivers in 20 of the world’s metropolises to see which city’s drivers experienced most traffic-related woes. Its Commuter Pain Index takes into account factors such as time drivers spent stuck in traffic, high gas prices, stress and anger caused by long commutes, and even instances where the specter of a bumper-to-bumper drive pushes drivers to cancel trips. Check out the results here.

Hub Culture -  Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hub Culture Zeitgeist Ranking is a city ranking produced annually since 2007. The most recent rankings were released in January 2010:
1. São Paulo 2009 Rank 7
2. Berlin 2009 Rank 2
3. San Francisco  2008 Rank: 12
4. Los Angeles 2009 Rank: 3
5. Shanghai 2009 Rank: 10
6. Zürich (New)
7. Sydney 2009 Rank: 5
8. New York 2009 Rank: 9
9. London 2009 Rank: 10
10. Hong Kong 2009 Rank: 8
11. Beijing 2009 Rank: 3
12. Washington DC 2009 Rank: 1
13. Cape Town (New)
14. Singapore 2009 Rank: 14
15. Tokyo 2009 Rank: 5
16. Copenhagen 2009 Rank: 20
17. Mexico D.F. 2009 Rank 19
18. Istanbul 2009 Rank: 18
19. Buenos Aires 2009 Rank: 14
20. Abu Dhabi (New)

Hub Culture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Hub Culture Zeitgeist Ranking is a city ranking produced annually since 2007. The most recent rankings were released in January 2010:

1. São Paulo 2009 Rank 7

2. Berlin 2009 Rank 2

3. San Francisco  2008 Rank: 12

4. Los Angeles 2009 Rank: 3

5. Shanghai 2009 Rank: 10

6. Zürich (New)

7. Sydney 2009 Rank: 5

8. New York 2009 Rank: 9

9. London 2009 Rank: 10

10. Hong Kong 2009 Rank: 8

11. Beijing 2009 Rank: 3

12. Washington DC 2009 Rank: 1

13. Cape Town (New)

14. Singapore 2009 Rank: 14

15. Tokyo 2009 Rank: 5

16. Copenhagen 2009 Rank: 20

17. Mexico D.F. 2009 Rank 19

18. Istanbul 2009 Rank: 18

19. Buenos Aires 2009 Rank: 14

20. Abu Dhabi (New)

In Copenhagen, 14 of World’s Biggest Cities Commit to EVs : Gas 2.0
Fourteen of the world’s largest cities agreed to take steps over the coming year to make their cities more electric vehicle-friendly. The announcement was made at the ‘Climate Summit for Mayors’, which is being held alongside the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. Half the world’s population lives in cities that account for more than two-thirds of carbon emissions. And as California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger made the case in Copenhagen on Tuesday at the Climate Summit for Mayors during the UN COP15 climate summit cities and other sub-national units of government will play a critical role in implementing the kind of innovative solutions necessary to clean up our transportation infrastructure in a carbon-constrained world. In that vein, a group of fourteen of the world’s largest cities took a step in that direction in Copenhagen on Wednesday.

In Copenhagen, 14 of World’s Biggest Cities Commit to EVs : Gas 2.0

Fourteen of the world’s largest cities agreed to take steps over the coming year to make their cities more electric vehicle-friendly. The announcement was made at the ‘Climate Summit for Mayors’, which is being held alongside the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. Half the world’s population lives in cities that account for more than two-thirds of carbon emissions. And as California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger made the case in Copenhagen on Tuesday at the Climate Summit for Mayors during the UN COP15 climate summit cities and other sub-national units of government will play a critical role in implementing the kind of innovative solutions necessary to clean up our transportation infrastructure in a carbon-constrained world. In that vein, a group of fourteen of the world’s largest cities took a step in that direction in Copenhagen on Wednesday.