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Learning from Cities— The 2nd Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation
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â–Ą The Scenery of Rio de Janeiro
/ Rio de Janeiro / Rio Operation Center: Integrating Data and Monitoring Public Utilities in a Truly Intelligent System Rio de Janeiro has been hit hard by
metropolis and are prone to devastating
repeated Atlantic storms imperiling the
landslides. Following a vicious storm
city. This especially affects the mostly
in 2010, Rio de Janeiro decided to
low income settlements that are located
create a center that operates 24 hours
on the high slopes surrounding the
a day, staffed by officials from 30 city