Jan Gehl is an urbanist from Denmark known for his work transforming cities to prioritize people over cars. Some key points:
- Gehl received his masters in architecture in 1960 and studied public spaces, publishing his influential book "Life Between Buildings" in 1971.
- He helped transform Copenhagen from a car-dominated city to a pedestrian-focused city from the 1960s-2000s through projects like pedestrian streets and public squares.
- Gehl's work influenced cities worldwide, including studies for London and projects with New York City to improve streets for walking and cycling.
- He expresses that cities should aim to become more livable, sustainable and healthy for their residents.
This document presents a detailed project report for in-situ slum redevelopment projects in Vadodara, India under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana public private partnership program. It provides background on the national housing scheme, an overview of Vadodara city demographics and existing slum conditions, and proposes specific redevelopment plans for 6 slum locations in Vadodara. The plans include new housing unit typologies, community facilities, and infrastructure improvements to redevelop the slums while rehabilitating current residents.
New Urbanism is a planning movement that began in the 1980s as an alternative to post-war suburban sprawl. It aims to create more walkable and diverse neighborhoods with a mix of housing types and good connectivity through interconnected streets. The principles of New Urbanism emphasize traditional neighborhood structure with a discernible center and edges, mixed land uses within a 10-minute walk, and pedestrian-friendly design with buildings close to the street. If implemented well, New Urbanism seeks to raise quality of life through sustainable community design.
Craig Applegath of Cohos Evamy presents on the need for resilient cities in the face of increasingly volatile social and environmental changes.
Presented at the 5th annual Green Building Festival in Toronto, Canada, 2009.
This document discusses sustainable urban development and building greener cities. It covers topics like sustainability, community planning, green buildings, mass transit, and planning with nature. The goal of sustainability is to meet present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs. Sustainable community planning considers social, environmental, and economic impacts of policies. Tools like energy efficiency and conservation block grants can fund projects that reduce energy use and fossil fuel emissions.
The document provides a summary of the Master Development Plan for Jaipur, India through 2025. Key points include:
- Jaipur is the capital and largest city of Rajasthan located at an altitude of 431 meters with an area of 798 square kilometers.
- The plan envisions Jaipur becoming a technology powered, heritage-focused city that is pollution free and garbage free.
- The population is projected to grow to 64.95 lakhs by 2025, increasing the workforce to 22.75 lakhs.
- Housing demand is expected to rise significantly by 2025 requiring expansion of supply.
- Tourism is a major industry thanks to the city's cultural heritage and inclusion in the
The document provides a history of the development of Chennai city from its establishment in 1637. It details how the city grew from a small fishing village called Madraspatnam due to establishment of St. George fort by the British. The city's growth was supported by development of trade activities in the port and construction of roads connecting the coast to surrounding areas. Major institutions, housing developments, and infrastructure projects over the 20th century further accelerated the expansion of Chennai. The study area saw tremendous growth due to establishment of educational institutes and implementation of development plans after independence.
The document discusses Curitiba's sustainable practices around recycling, transport, industry, parks, flood control, land use, and return home schemes. It describes how:
1) Curitiba has a unique recycling program called the "green swap" where residents can exchange recyclables for food/bus tickets at recycling points.
2) The city developed an extensive bus rapid transit system with dedicated lanes that over 75% of commuters use, reducing congestion.
3) An industrial city was built 10km outside Curitiba to avoid pollution and provide jobs for citizens.
4) The city turned flood plains into parks and increased green space to over 50 square meters per person to handle flooding and
Jan Gehl is an urbanist from Denmark known for his work transforming cities to prioritize people over cars. Some key points:
- Gehl received his masters in architecture in 1960 and studied public spaces, publishing his influential book "Life Between Buildings" in 1971.
- He helped transform Copenhagen from a car-dominated city to a pedestrian-focused city from the 1960s-2000s through projects like pedestrian streets and public squares.
- Gehl's work influenced cities worldwide, including studies for London and projects with New York City to improve streets for walking and cycling.
- He expresses that cities should aim to become more livable, sustainable and healthy for their residents.
This document presents a detailed project report for in-situ slum redevelopment projects in Vadodara, India under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana public private partnership program. It provides background on the national housing scheme, an overview of Vadodara city demographics and existing slum conditions, and proposes specific redevelopment plans for 6 slum locations in Vadodara. The plans include new housing unit typologies, community facilities, and infrastructure improvements to redevelop the slums while rehabilitating current residents.
New Urbanism is a planning movement that began in the 1980s as an alternative to post-war suburban sprawl. It aims to create more walkable and diverse neighborhoods with a mix of housing types and good connectivity through interconnected streets. The principles of New Urbanism emphasize traditional neighborhood structure with a discernible center and edges, mixed land uses within a 10-minute walk, and pedestrian-friendly design with buildings close to the street. If implemented well, New Urbanism seeks to raise quality of life through sustainable community design.
Craig Applegath of Cohos Evamy presents on the need for resilient cities in the face of increasingly volatile social and environmental changes.
Presented at the 5th annual Green Building Festival in Toronto, Canada, 2009.
This document discusses sustainable urban development and building greener cities. It covers topics like sustainability, community planning, green buildings, mass transit, and planning with nature. The goal of sustainability is to meet present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs. Sustainable community planning considers social, environmental, and economic impacts of policies. Tools like energy efficiency and conservation block grants can fund projects that reduce energy use and fossil fuel emissions.
The document provides a summary of the Master Development Plan for Jaipur, India through 2025. Key points include:
- Jaipur is the capital and largest city of Rajasthan located at an altitude of 431 meters with an area of 798 square kilometers.
- The plan envisions Jaipur becoming a technology powered, heritage-focused city that is pollution free and garbage free.
- The population is projected to grow to 64.95 lakhs by 2025, increasing the workforce to 22.75 lakhs.
- Housing demand is expected to rise significantly by 2025 requiring expansion of supply.
- Tourism is a major industry thanks to the city's cultural heritage and inclusion in the
The document provides a history of the development of Chennai city from its establishment in 1637. It details how the city grew from a small fishing village called Madraspatnam due to establishment of St. George fort by the British. The city's growth was supported by development of trade activities in the port and construction of roads connecting the coast to surrounding areas. Major institutions, housing developments, and infrastructure projects over the 20th century further accelerated the expansion of Chennai. The study area saw tremendous growth due to establishment of educational institutes and implementation of development plans after independence.
The document discusses Curitiba's sustainable practices around recycling, transport, industry, parks, flood control, land use, and return home schemes. It describes how:
1) Curitiba has a unique recycling program called the "green swap" where residents can exchange recyclables for food/bus tickets at recycling points.
2) The city developed an extensive bus rapid transit system with dedicated lanes that over 75% of commuters use, reducing congestion.
3) An industrial city was built 10km outside Curitiba to avoid pollution and provide jobs for citizens.
4) The city turned flood plains into parks and increased green space to over 50 square meters per person to handle flooding and
The document provides guidelines for urban planning techniques and practices in India according to UDPFI (Urban Development Plans Formulation and Implementation) standards. It outlines the need for guidelines to promote orderly and efficient urban development. The urban planning system involves perspective plans, development plans, annual plans and project plans. Norms and standards are provided for land use distribution, infrastructure, commercial facilities, recreation, transportation, and population densities for different sizes of urban areas. Recommendations include increasing densities in metro areas and encouraging renewable energy and waste management techniques.
The document provides an overview of a project studying the unauthorized colonies in Delhi. It discusses:
1) The project aims to understand the regularization process of unauthorized colonies in Delhi, learn from an analysis of collected data, and recommend solutions to institutionalize the process rather than leave it as a political tactic.
2) The literature review found that unauthorized colonies exist due to lack of affordable housing, and Delhi has shown efforts to regularize colonies but their increasing numbers show policy inefficiencies. Other cities also struggle with unauthorized colonies.
3) The expected outcomes are workable policies for a sustainable regularization process that brings colonies into the formal urban system with improved standards.
The document provides a history and overview of the growth of Barcelona, Spain from its founding by the Romans to modern times. Some key points:
- Barcelona was founded as a Roman colony called Barcino in the 1st century BC and grew under Muslim rule and as a center of the Crown of Aragon.
- In the 19th century, Barcelona underwent rapid urban expansion and industrialization during the Industrial Revolution, aided by Ildefonso Cerdà's master plan which envisioned wide streets in a grid pattern.
- While Cerdà's plan accounted for open green spaces, overpopulation led to higher density development that compromised his vision for light and ventilation.
- Currently, Barcelona is
The document summarizes the concept and design of Letchworth Garden City, the world's first garden city located in Hertfordshire, England. It was inspired by Ebenezer Howard's book "Garden Cities of To-Morrow" and aimed to blend the benefits of town and country living. Some key points:
- Designed by Barry Parker and Raymond Unwin for 35,000 people across 5,000 acres, surrounded by a 1,300-acre greenbelt.
- Sought to address overcrowding and poverty in cities through planned towns with housing, industry, and preserved agricultural land.
- Had radial design with civic buildings in the central park and industries/housing in
1) The document discusses a shift in urban planning paradigms from prioritizing cars and traffic to prioritizing people and public life.
2) It provides examples of cities like Copenhagen that transformed their urban spaces by reducing car infrastructure and increasing bike lanes and pedestrianized areas.
3) The result has been more vibrant and livable cities with increases in walking, cycling, and public life compared to cities planned primarily around traffic and cars.
The document describes a gated community development called Panorama. It will be located in Hejrat Laban district of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on a 120 hectare site. The site is surrounded by major highways and has a gentle slope from west to east. The development aims to provide a new meaning of urban living for residents within a gated community.
This document summarizes the key aspects of a master plan submitted for a settlement. It discusses:
1. The need for master plans arose due to unplanned growth of cities following industrialization and wars, which led to overcrowding and lack of infrastructure.
2. A master plan is a statutory document that guides the orderly development of a city over a horizon year through land use planning and regulations. It addresses issues like transportation, housing, employment and provision of utilities and services.
3. The key components of the master plan submitted include analyses of the existing conditions, projected population and land requirements, and development proposals to organize land use and infrastructure over the plan period. It provides guidelines for implementation and monitoring of
Frank Lloyd Wright proposed Broadacre City, a decentralized urban concept, in the 1930s. It envisioned communities of single-family homes on one-acre plots connected by roads and public transport, with commercial areas integrated throughout. Wright believed this model would dissolve social failures by designing a better city structured around individual freedom and enabled by new technologies like cars. While never fully realized, aspects of Broadacre City can be seen in subsequent mid-20th century suburban development patterns in the United States.
This document provides an overview of a master plan for Bangalore, India. A master plan is a long-term blueprint that guides development over 10-20 years by setting public policies on land use and infrastructure. The Bangalore plan divides the city into five belts based on development levels and proposes land use zones. It analyzes factors like population, economy, transportation and spatial growth to develop a vision and strategies to manage growth.
The Stockholm City Plan from 1999 outlines the city's strategy to develop sustainably through building inward on previously developed land. The main goals are to enhance the green structure, develop urban areas on the inner city edge like Kista Science City, and redevelop former industrial areas like Hammarby Sjostad through mixed-use and transit-oriented development. Public participation was an important part of creating the plan to guide Stockholm's growth in a way that preserves its natural and cultural qualities.
Clarence Perry was an early 20th century American planner who developed the concept of the neighborhood unit. The neighborhood unit aimed to design self-contained residential areas that promoted community and protected residents from industrial areas and traffic. Key elements included centering the neighborhood around an elementary school, placing arterial streets on the perimeter, and dedicating 10% of land to parks and open space. The ideal neighborhood unit size was 5,000-6,000 people and 160 acres to allow children to walk half a mile to school and residents to access local services. Neighborhood planning principles focused on size, boundaries, internal streets, land use mix, and locating community facilities to encourage social interaction.
GARDEN CITY(garden city concept), the perfect blend of city and nature.
the preservation of agricultural and rural life, nature and heritage conservation, recreation, pollution minimization, and growth management as well as the city endowed the tradition of urban planning with a social and community dimensions.
Presentation on Resilient Cities made at the ICLEI conference on Resilient Cities 2015 held in Bonn, Germany, by Tadashi Matsumoto, Regional Development Policy Division, OECD.
www.oecd.org/gov/regional-policy/
Urban Villages of Delhi: Case study Kotla MubarakpurJoel Michael
Documentation and analysis of surveys and mapping conducted in 3 urban villages of Delhi, namely, Kotla Mubarakpur, Mohammedpur and Hauz Khaz. Comparative analysis of their stages of urbanization and a proposal for Kotla Mubarakpur.
Ebenezer Howard proposed the garden city concept as a solution to problems in late 19th century cities. He envisioned self-sufficient towns of around 30,000 people, surrounded by greenbelts, that combined the benefits of town and country living without their drawbacks. Letchworth Garden City, built in 1903, was the first to implement Howard's ideas of concentric design and separation of housing, industry and agriculture. The garden city movement aimed to reform urban planning and integrate people more with nature.
Urban Sustainability: An example of Copenhagen citypayalgunaki
Copenhagen has implemented extensive policies and infrastructure to become a sustainable urban center. It has integrated cycling into its transportation network through expanded bike lanes and safety campaigns. It has also developed an integrated public transit system and focuses on reducing car dependency. Copenhagen treats waste sustainably by recycling over 60% and using residual waste to generate heat. The city aims to be carbon neutral by 2025 through plans to reduce energy consumption and transition to renewable sources like wind and biomass. Copenhagen provides a model for other cities seeking to balance development and environmental protection.
This document summarizes space syntax, which analyzes how spatial configurations influence human behavior. It discusses space syntax's history and definitions, applications in fields like criminology and architecture, and analysis techniques like syntactic maps and measures of integration. Case studies on Margate, Jeddah, and Beijing show how space syntax was used to address issues like economic regeneration, unplanned urban areas, and sustainable development.
Here are the key points covered in the scopes of study:
- Walkability and connectivity: Provision of pedestrian walkways, walking distance to amenities/services, public transportation.
- Safe neighbourhood: Application of CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) principles.
- Public open space: Provision and location of public open spaces based on guidelines.
- Green network: Availability of planting strips, street trees, neighbourhood farming plots, home green plots.
- Green infrastructure: Types of green infrastructure provided such as green roofs, rainwater harvesting, permeable pavements etc.
The scopes clearly define the different aspects of green neighborhood design that will be examined in the study such as connectivity
The Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) in Roorkee, India is responsible for generating and promoting building science and technology in India. Since 1947, CBRI has assisted the construction industry in finding solutions to problems related to materials, housing, energy, hazards, structures, and disasters. CBRI conducts applied and basic research, technology development, testing, evaluation, consultancy, and information services related to all aspects of building construction. It works closely with various government ministries and agencies.
Gordon Cullen was an English urban designer and landscape architect known for developing the concept of townscape. He studied architecture and worked as a draughtsman and writer for the Architectural Review. Cullen produced influential editorials on planning theory and urban design that informed improvements in Britain during the 1950s and 1960s. He authored the influential book The Concise Townscape in 1961, which popularized his ideas and has been republished over 15 times. Cullen worked as a freelance consultant, advising cities on reconstruction and redevelopment plans. He received several honors over his career, including being appointed a CBE in 1978 for his contribution to architecture.
Rob Kitchin Smart Cities 08th March 2016 (Smart Dublin)Mainard Gallagher
Rob Kitchin is a Professor and ERC Advanced Investigator in the National Institute of Regional and Spatial Analysis at Maynooth University, for which he was director between 2002 and 2013. He is one of Ireland's leading social scientists and was the 2013 recipient of the Royal Irish Academy's Gold Medal for the Social Sciences and received the Association of American Geographers ‘Meridian Book Award’ for the outstanding book in the discipline in 2011.
A technical lecture on Information and Technology as enabler for Smart City at Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE), Vadodara, Center
The document provides guidelines for urban planning techniques and practices in India according to UDPFI (Urban Development Plans Formulation and Implementation) standards. It outlines the need for guidelines to promote orderly and efficient urban development. The urban planning system involves perspective plans, development plans, annual plans and project plans. Norms and standards are provided for land use distribution, infrastructure, commercial facilities, recreation, transportation, and population densities for different sizes of urban areas. Recommendations include increasing densities in metro areas and encouraging renewable energy and waste management techniques.
The document provides an overview of a project studying the unauthorized colonies in Delhi. It discusses:
1) The project aims to understand the regularization process of unauthorized colonies in Delhi, learn from an analysis of collected data, and recommend solutions to institutionalize the process rather than leave it as a political tactic.
2) The literature review found that unauthorized colonies exist due to lack of affordable housing, and Delhi has shown efforts to regularize colonies but their increasing numbers show policy inefficiencies. Other cities also struggle with unauthorized colonies.
3) The expected outcomes are workable policies for a sustainable regularization process that brings colonies into the formal urban system with improved standards.
The document provides a history and overview of the growth of Barcelona, Spain from its founding by the Romans to modern times. Some key points:
- Barcelona was founded as a Roman colony called Barcino in the 1st century BC and grew under Muslim rule and as a center of the Crown of Aragon.
- In the 19th century, Barcelona underwent rapid urban expansion and industrialization during the Industrial Revolution, aided by Ildefonso Cerdà's master plan which envisioned wide streets in a grid pattern.
- While Cerdà's plan accounted for open green spaces, overpopulation led to higher density development that compromised his vision for light and ventilation.
- Currently, Barcelona is
The document summarizes the concept and design of Letchworth Garden City, the world's first garden city located in Hertfordshire, England. It was inspired by Ebenezer Howard's book "Garden Cities of To-Morrow" and aimed to blend the benefits of town and country living. Some key points:
- Designed by Barry Parker and Raymond Unwin for 35,000 people across 5,000 acres, surrounded by a 1,300-acre greenbelt.
- Sought to address overcrowding and poverty in cities through planned towns with housing, industry, and preserved agricultural land.
- Had radial design with civic buildings in the central park and industries/housing in
1) The document discusses a shift in urban planning paradigms from prioritizing cars and traffic to prioritizing people and public life.
2) It provides examples of cities like Copenhagen that transformed their urban spaces by reducing car infrastructure and increasing bike lanes and pedestrianized areas.
3) The result has been more vibrant and livable cities with increases in walking, cycling, and public life compared to cities planned primarily around traffic and cars.
The document describes a gated community development called Panorama. It will be located in Hejrat Laban district of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on a 120 hectare site. The site is surrounded by major highways and has a gentle slope from west to east. The development aims to provide a new meaning of urban living for residents within a gated community.
This document summarizes the key aspects of a master plan submitted for a settlement. It discusses:
1. The need for master plans arose due to unplanned growth of cities following industrialization and wars, which led to overcrowding and lack of infrastructure.
2. A master plan is a statutory document that guides the orderly development of a city over a horizon year through land use planning and regulations. It addresses issues like transportation, housing, employment and provision of utilities and services.
3. The key components of the master plan submitted include analyses of the existing conditions, projected population and land requirements, and development proposals to organize land use and infrastructure over the plan period. It provides guidelines for implementation and monitoring of
Frank Lloyd Wright proposed Broadacre City, a decentralized urban concept, in the 1930s. It envisioned communities of single-family homes on one-acre plots connected by roads and public transport, with commercial areas integrated throughout. Wright believed this model would dissolve social failures by designing a better city structured around individual freedom and enabled by new technologies like cars. While never fully realized, aspects of Broadacre City can be seen in subsequent mid-20th century suburban development patterns in the United States.
This document provides an overview of a master plan for Bangalore, India. A master plan is a long-term blueprint that guides development over 10-20 years by setting public policies on land use and infrastructure. The Bangalore plan divides the city into five belts based on development levels and proposes land use zones. It analyzes factors like population, economy, transportation and spatial growth to develop a vision and strategies to manage growth.
The Stockholm City Plan from 1999 outlines the city's strategy to develop sustainably through building inward on previously developed land. The main goals are to enhance the green structure, develop urban areas on the inner city edge like Kista Science City, and redevelop former industrial areas like Hammarby Sjostad through mixed-use and transit-oriented development. Public participation was an important part of creating the plan to guide Stockholm's growth in a way that preserves its natural and cultural qualities.
Clarence Perry was an early 20th century American planner who developed the concept of the neighborhood unit. The neighborhood unit aimed to design self-contained residential areas that promoted community and protected residents from industrial areas and traffic. Key elements included centering the neighborhood around an elementary school, placing arterial streets on the perimeter, and dedicating 10% of land to parks and open space. The ideal neighborhood unit size was 5,000-6,000 people and 160 acres to allow children to walk half a mile to school and residents to access local services. Neighborhood planning principles focused on size, boundaries, internal streets, land use mix, and locating community facilities to encourage social interaction.
GARDEN CITY(garden city concept), the perfect blend of city and nature.
the preservation of agricultural and rural life, nature and heritage conservation, recreation, pollution minimization, and growth management as well as the city endowed the tradition of urban planning with a social and community dimensions.
Presentation on Resilient Cities made at the ICLEI conference on Resilient Cities 2015 held in Bonn, Germany, by Tadashi Matsumoto, Regional Development Policy Division, OECD.
www.oecd.org/gov/regional-policy/
Urban Villages of Delhi: Case study Kotla MubarakpurJoel Michael
Documentation and analysis of surveys and mapping conducted in 3 urban villages of Delhi, namely, Kotla Mubarakpur, Mohammedpur and Hauz Khaz. Comparative analysis of their stages of urbanization and a proposal for Kotla Mubarakpur.
Ebenezer Howard proposed the garden city concept as a solution to problems in late 19th century cities. He envisioned self-sufficient towns of around 30,000 people, surrounded by greenbelts, that combined the benefits of town and country living without their drawbacks. Letchworth Garden City, built in 1903, was the first to implement Howard's ideas of concentric design and separation of housing, industry and agriculture. The garden city movement aimed to reform urban planning and integrate people more with nature.
Urban Sustainability: An example of Copenhagen citypayalgunaki
Copenhagen has implemented extensive policies and infrastructure to become a sustainable urban center. It has integrated cycling into its transportation network through expanded bike lanes and safety campaigns. It has also developed an integrated public transit system and focuses on reducing car dependency. Copenhagen treats waste sustainably by recycling over 60% and using residual waste to generate heat. The city aims to be carbon neutral by 2025 through plans to reduce energy consumption and transition to renewable sources like wind and biomass. Copenhagen provides a model for other cities seeking to balance development and environmental protection.
This document summarizes space syntax, which analyzes how spatial configurations influence human behavior. It discusses space syntax's history and definitions, applications in fields like criminology and architecture, and analysis techniques like syntactic maps and measures of integration. Case studies on Margate, Jeddah, and Beijing show how space syntax was used to address issues like economic regeneration, unplanned urban areas, and sustainable development.
Here are the key points covered in the scopes of study:
- Walkability and connectivity: Provision of pedestrian walkways, walking distance to amenities/services, public transportation.
- Safe neighbourhood: Application of CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) principles.
- Public open space: Provision and location of public open spaces based on guidelines.
- Green network: Availability of planting strips, street trees, neighbourhood farming plots, home green plots.
- Green infrastructure: Types of green infrastructure provided such as green roofs, rainwater harvesting, permeable pavements etc.
The scopes clearly define the different aspects of green neighborhood design that will be examined in the study such as connectivity
The Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) in Roorkee, India is responsible for generating and promoting building science and technology in India. Since 1947, CBRI has assisted the construction industry in finding solutions to problems related to materials, housing, energy, hazards, structures, and disasters. CBRI conducts applied and basic research, technology development, testing, evaluation, consultancy, and information services related to all aspects of building construction. It works closely with various government ministries and agencies.
Gordon Cullen was an English urban designer and landscape architect known for developing the concept of townscape. He studied architecture and worked as a draughtsman and writer for the Architectural Review. Cullen produced influential editorials on planning theory and urban design that informed improvements in Britain during the 1950s and 1960s. He authored the influential book The Concise Townscape in 1961, which popularized his ideas and has been republished over 15 times. Cullen worked as a freelance consultant, advising cities on reconstruction and redevelopment plans. He received several honors over his career, including being appointed a CBE in 1978 for his contribution to architecture.
Rob Kitchin Smart Cities 08th March 2016 (Smart Dublin)Mainard Gallagher
Rob Kitchin is a Professor and ERC Advanced Investigator in the National Institute of Regional and Spatial Analysis at Maynooth University, for which he was director between 2002 and 2013. He is one of Ireland's leading social scientists and was the 2013 recipient of the Royal Irish Academy's Gold Medal for the Social Sciences and received the Association of American Geographers ‘Meridian Book Award’ for the outstanding book in the discipline in 2011.
A technical lecture on Information and Technology as enabler for Smart City at Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE), Vadodara, Center
Smart cities use digital technologies and data to improve city services and quality of life. Key components of smart cities include smart infrastructure to provide reliable utilities like energy and water, smart mobility options through transportation technologies, and smart governance with accessible public services and engaged citizens. Benefits of smart cities include improved sustainability through efficient resource use, economic growth from new industries and jobs, and an enhanced living experience for residents through connected, livable communities. However, barriers to developing smart cities include limited funding for new technologies, lack of established business models, skills gaps in local governments, challenges integrating data and departments, and privacy/security concerns around new data sources.
1. The document discusses smart cities, which use technology like IoT sensors and data analysis to improve operations and quality of life.
2. Smart cities aim to deliver high-quality services while reducing costs through efficiencies. Technologies like smart parking and traffic management optimize city functions.
3. While smart cities provide benefits, challenges include ensuring security, privacy, connectivity between devices, and engaging citizens in development. Examples of leading smart cities are given.
Smart Cities and Big Data - Research Presentationannegalang
Research presentation on smart cities (sensor technology) and big data, presented in a graduate course I took on Transmedia Design and Digital Culture.
The document discusses the history and definition of smart cities. It was first used in the 1990s to refer to using information and communication technologies to modernize urban infrastructure. In the 2000s, the concept evolved to emphasize using technology to improve quality of life and make cities more sustainable, efficient and livable. A smart city uses technology to collect and share data across domains like transportation, utilities, healthcare and education to improve services for citizens in a coordinated manner.
This document discusses smart cities and their key components. It defines smart cities as places where information technology is used to address urban problems. The main infrastructure elements of smart cities are adequate water, electricity, sanitation, transportation, affordable housing, digitalization, governance, safety, and education. Smart cities in India must focus on technology, energy, the environment, disaster management, and citizen participation through good governance. The smart city mission aims to select 100 cities over five years for retrofitting, redevelopment, or greenfield development using smart solutions.
Smart Cities Market: Advancing Towards a Connected and Resilient Futureajaykumarpmr
The concept of smart cities, leveraging technology to enhance urban living, is rapidly gaining traction worldwide. Smart cities integrate various digital technologies, data analytics, and connectivity solutions to improve infrastructure, services, and quality of life for residents. The global smart cities market is witnessing robust growth, driven by urbanization, sustainability initiatives, and the pursuit of efficient urban management. According to Persistence Market Research's projections, the smart cities market to expand at a significant CAGR of 10.3%, reaching an estimated value of US$ 1274.5 billion by 2033, up from US$ 525.8 billion in 2024.
The document discusses the concept of smart cities, outlining their key elements like efficient infrastructure, economic development, and use of technology in governance and services. It analyzes indicators and examples of smart cities in India and abroad, and recommends approaches like integrated databases and GPS/GPRS technologies to improve areas like transportation, utilities, and public participation. The success of smart cities will depend on reducing inequality and transforming people's lives through more transparent and efficient urban management.
The document discusses the concept of smart cities, outlining key elements like smart governance, smart mobility, smart living, and using technologies like IoT, GPS and ICT to improve services, infrastructure, and sustainability in urban areas. It provides examples of smart city initiatives in areas like waste management, water supply, and transportation from cities in India and abroad. The presentation evaluates challenges in implementing smart city projects and emphasizes the importance of public participation.
This presentation forecasts how urban planning and technology is shaping our cities through smart city initiatives. Ultimate objective is to make people happy and provide impactful experiences for people living in cities and solving cities challenges. Technology is only an enabler but people come first. These initiatives should be driven by outcomes and what cities want to achieve and become.
The document discusses smart cities and the citizen perspective. It defines smart cities as those that use information and communication technologies to improve urban services like transportation and utilities. This enhances quality of life. A smart city involves technology, government, and society working together. It also discusses how citizens can be involved through technologies like participatory sensing. The document emphasizes that smart cities should focus on basic infrastructure first to meet citizens' needs and aspirations.
Smart cities use technology to improve services and solve problems. The main goals are improving efficiency, reducing waste, and maximizing inclusion. A smart city uses data and technology to make transportation more efficient, improve social services, promote sustainability, and give citizens a voice. Some examples of smart city objectives include improving safety, sustainability, efficiency, equality, and citizen engagement. Smart cities can reduce environmental impact through energy efficiency, renewable energy, air quality monitoring, and green transportation.
The document discusses smart cities and their objectives. It defines a smart city as one that uses technology to provide services and solve city problems, such as improving transportation, social services, sustainability, and citizen engagement. The main goals of smart cities are to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and maximize social inclusion. Specific objectives mentioned include improving safety, sustainability, efficiency, equality, and citizen engagement. The document then discusses the history of smart cities and how current models involve public participation. It provides examples of how smart cities can benefit society through data-driven decision making, enhanced citizen engagement, safer communities, reduced environmental footprint, improved transportation, increased digital equity, new economic opportunities, and increased workforce engagement.
The Real-Time City? Data-driven, networked urbanism and the production of sm...robkitchin
Keynote talk presented at IGU Urban conference in Dublin, August 9th. The paper discusses the transition from data-informed to data-driven, smart cities and the impact of such a transition on city governance and wider society.
A smart city uses technology to enhance performance and well-being, reduce costs and resource consumption, and engage citizens. Key components of smart cities include good infrastructure like water, sanitation and electricity services; smart solutions applying technologies to issues like public data and waste management; and promoting development, housing, employment and connectivity through transportation, internet access and technology adoption. Smart cities also focus on having a smart economy with high-paying jobs and local business support through innovation, entrepreneurship and competitiveness.
Data-driven urbanism (Amsterdam, Jan 2017)robkitchin
This talk details the shift from data-informed urbanism to data-driven urbanism, the use of urban big data and smart city technologies in urban governance, and outlines various concerns and critiques.
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The city of the future
1. The city of the
future.
IE Business School Application Assignment
Sofiane Fessi
2. The city of the future
Why today’s cities have to evolve:
• Growing population worldwide and in cities - more than
half of world’s population live in cities, 70% in 50 years.
• Increasing global economic competition
• Global warming and related issues
• Increase in respiratory diseases due to traffic pollution
• Social mobility: our cities don’t provide opportunity as
equally as much as we’d like them to
3. The city of the future
Identified solutions
• Smart Cities
• Internet of Things
• Vertical Farming
4. Smart Cities
A vision to enhance urban living:
• Use resources efficiently (power, water…)
• Provide efficient and sustainable transport
• Improve urban planning
• Design sustainable homes and buildings
• Offer environmentally sustainable living
6. Smart Cities
Implement infrastructure:
• Involves private companies, government, citizens,
local associations
• Use of sensors and analytics to measure activity
and improve traffic, use of resources, security etc.
• Leverage on
7. Smart Cities
Three dimensional action
• Infrastructure: provide the tools and systems to
enable change
• Big Data: measure and learn to design relevant policies and
action
• Behaviour Change: activate change by involving the citizens
8. Smart Cities
Infrastructure provides the tools and systems to
enable change:
• Sensor networks and smart buildings: sensor technology
used to increase transport and energy efficiency, comfort
and security.
• Intelligent transport systems: intelligent infrastructures
(transit management, traveller information…) and intelligent
vehicles (driver assistance, collision avoidance…)
• Reliance on citizens’ connected devices to facilitate
information sharing and feedback
9. Smart Cities
Big Data to measure and learn to design relevant policies
and action:
• Real time screening and surveillance to enable immediate
action if needed
• Long term analysis to improve urban planning, security,
transport, energy efficiency
• Open data: full disclosure of city generated data for public
use and analysis
11. Smart Cities
Behaviour change activate change by involving the citizens:
• Education initiatives: awareness campaigns towards
citizens (through NGOs, local authorities…) and children
(schools, museums…)
• Increase citizens involvement in studies, surveys and policy
applications
• Sanctions (fines, community work…) to shift citizen
behaviour
12. Internet of Things
At the center of the city of tomorrow for:
• Sensors packed urban furniture: intelligent street
lightning, smart garbage cans, noise measurement.
• Mobile devices for the citizen to be informed and
interact with the city environment.
• Smart vehicles to reduce traffic congestion,
collision risks and more.
13. Vertical Farming
An answer to cities expansions:
• increased distance to crops
• reduced cultivable land
• pushing prices up
• lower food quality
14. Vertical Farming
An integral part of tomorrow’s cities
skylines and ecosystems
• More efficient farming methods
• Protection from harsh weather
• Reduced water usage and
wastage
• Reduced product spoilage