One of Europe’s least-visited locales, the Republic of Moldova, which sits sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine, is also one of the continent’s least-urbanized countries. Over 55 percent of the population lives in rural areas—but this is all about to change as more residents are moving to the capital city of Chisinau, decreasing rural populations to 40 percent by 2050. With Chisinau hosting over half of the country’s urban population, the city faces a number of social and environmental challenges. Here’s how the capital is rising to the occasion, developing infrastructure and services that are moving it in the direction of smart city status. -Bruno De Man Read more...