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SMART CITIES why?
Environment:
Lower energy consumption and better management of resources and waste.
Social:
Building an urban ecosystem that improves mobility and people’s quality of life.
Economy:
Taking advantage of available resources through efficient management. Driving forward the new economic sector for developing smart cities.
Literature
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Intelligent Cities. TIME explores the evolving, deep-rooted connections between technology and ever … -
The Future of Cities. We live in an urban age. The Future of Cities is a series in which the FT explores the appeal of the city and the problems that come … -
Smarter cities. Transforming our urban centres into technologically advanced, efficient ‘smart’ cities is an ideal shared by many -
Cities Rethought. Inside all cities are problem areas that can be optimized and made smarter—improving the function of the metropolis and the lives of its citizens. This series is a look at some of those examples. A GOOD project created in collaboration with IBM.
Evolving towards smart cities
- 1900: 10% of the populace lived in cities
- 2007: 50% of the populace lived in cities
- 2050: between 70 and 75% of the populace will be living in cities