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Cities: 90% of Population Growth
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• Compact, diverse districts
• Alternative mobility networks
• Produce/consume more locally
• Efficient use of space/resources
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4. Population Density: Good & Bad
Population (Millions of People)
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NormalizedScale
AIDS cases
Crime
Patents
GDP
R&D…..
(Energy Efficiency)
(Water Efficiency)
(Arts Activity)
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10m x 10m x 1 story = 100SM (1,076SF)
Revenue / LU!
Activities / LU
People / LU
Energy / LU
Vehicles / LU
Vegetables / LU
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Modeling with Data Units
14. 10m x 10m x 1 story = 100SM (1,076SF)
People / LU = 2 workers (restaurants, cafes)
People / LU = 300 customers (Starbucks per day)
RETAIL BLOCK (YELLOW)
Modeling with Data Units
35. Real-Time Data Observatory &
Urban Transformation Simulator of:
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» Movement of people
» Movement of vehicles
» Flow of goods
» Energy flows
» Wind flows
» Solar access and shadows
» Food networks
• Creative Collision Zones
• Livability
• Productivity
• GDP
• Disease
• Crime
• Culture Zones CityScope, Changing Places Group, MIT Media Lab
64. Increased Density
• Social tie density
• Residential density
• Employment density
• 3rd places density (cafes, bars, hotels, parks, etc.) ……
65. Increased Density
• Social tie density
• Residential density
• Employment density
• 3rd places density (cafes, bars, hotels, parks, etc.) ……
+ Increased Diversity
• Demographic diversity
• Enterprise diversity (big companies, startups, research centers, non-profits, etc.)
• Housing diversity (young professionals, families, elderly, laborers, etc.)
• Activity diversity (eating, socializing, working, playing) ……
66. Increased Density
• Social tie density
• Residential density
• Employment density
• 3rd places density (cafes, bars, hotels, parks, etc.) ……
+ Increased Diversity
• Demographic & ethnic diversity
• Enterprise diversity (big companies, startups, research centers, non-profits, etc.)
• Housing diversity (young professionals, families, elderly, laborers, etc.)
• Activity diversity (eating, socializing, working, playing) ……
+ New Urban Systems
• Compact, dense, walkable neighborhoods
• Shared-use personal and public mobility
• Micro-units and shared co-working, fab-labs, public spaces, etc.
• Local food production and distribution
• ……
67. Increased Density
• Social tie density
• Residential density
• Employment density
• 3rd places density (cafes, bars, hotels, parks, etc.) ……
+ Increased Diversity
• Demographic diversity
• Enterprise diversity (big companies, startups, research centers, non-profits, etc.)
• Housing diversity (young professionals, families, elderly, laborers, etc.)
• Activity diversity (eating, socializing, working, playing) ……
+ New Urban Systems
• Compact, dense, walkable neighborhoods
• Shared-use personal and public mobility
• Micro-units and shared co-working, fab-labs, public spaces, etc.
• Local food production and distribution
• ……
+ Increased Events
• Festivals
• Hackathons
• Conferences ……
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68. Increased Density
• Social tie density
• Residential density
• Employment density
• 3rd places density (cafes, bars, hotels, parks, etc.) ……
+ Increased Diversity
• Demographic diversity
• Enterprise diversity (big companies, startups, research centers, non-profits, etc.)
• Housing diversity (young professionals, families, elderly, laborers, etc.)
• Activity diversity (eating, socializing, working, playing) ……
+ New Urban Systems
• Compact, dense, walkable districts
• Shared-use personal and public mobility
• Micro-units and shared co-working, fab-labs, public spaces, etc.
• Local food production and distribution
• ……
+ Increased Events
• Festivals
• Hackathons
• Conferences ……
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High Innovation (Eco/Green/Smart/Low-Carbon City)