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STARDUST best practices book, last news and articles: the legacy of our project
Newsletter - 30 Mar 2024
Discover the STARDUST best practices book and many other contents, such as the interview with project' coordinator Florencio Manteca, in this final newsletter.
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Six cities over six years: STARDUST smart city experience compiled into best practice book
Press release - 26 Mar 2024
The project’s best practice book draws on six years of endeavours in six smart cities, and sets out some of the best practices, pitfalls and lessons learned
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Sustainable Smart City Matrix: a tool to help cities steer their way to climate neutrality
News release - 25 Mar 2024
A tool has been developed by STARDUST partner Universidad Publica de Narrava (UPNA) to help cities assess their sustainability plans and strategies
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News and articles from recent months
Newsletter - 12 Mar 2024
As we approach the end of STARDUST, we've recently held an international conference to highlight - and celebrate - all our endeavours over the last six years.
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Old concepts, new paradigms: the business model challenge in the smart city era
Article - 05 Mar 2024
How to monetise environmental benefits? What’s the value of reducing traffic and emissions? Economic savings and traditional methods are not enough: to calculate the profitability of smart and sustainable cities, we need to rethink the concept of business model.