The cities of tomorrow

the future of urban & regional planning

Dissertation Presented by
C.Faiz Ahmed,
The
Reg: no:cities of
2009803005, 11
III Sem, M.Plan, School of Architecture & Planning,
Anna tomorrow
University, Chennai.
 Table of content:
1. The context

2. Yesterday’s tomorrow

3. Impact of information technology & communication on cities…

4. Mobility on demand

5. Changing social life

6. Designing cities for 3 degree of climate change

7. Urban utopia

8. Image of the metropolis

9. Conclusion

10. References

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 1. The context
Are we prepared to design the future?

Although many of us feel we can prepare for our

future by thinking, acting, and learning using present
methods and values, nothing is farther from the truth –
especially in today’s rapidly changing world.
 
For generations past it was impossible to direct the
future much beyond the present moment, and forecasts
of the future were based on nonscientific methods.
Prophets and sages presented visions of the future
based on dreams, hallucinations, religious fervor,
divination of animal 5 parts, crystal balls, etc.
 
Now satellites circle the globe beaming down
information in fractions of a second about everything
that impacts our lives. This information is very valuable
for projecting weather patterns, high and low points,
geological hot and cold spots, where people live, and
the warming of the planet. This has given us, for the
first time, the ability to monitor the health of the planet.

 
This study is an attempt to understand the cites of
tomorrow and the future of urban and regional planning.
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 2. Yesterday’s tomorrow
2.1 Doxiadis & the future of cities

2.1.1 Introduction
The City of the Future (COF) was the first Research
Project launched by Constantinos A.Doxiadis in 1960.
The idea for a research on the future of cities was
already conceived as early as 1958.…………….
2.1.2 Methodology
The COF project, in order to achieve its goals, used
techniques such as:
a. Extrapolating the existing trends, thus providing a
“starting point” for estimates concerning the near future.
b. Using assumptions which would provide “end points”
into the furthest future (high, middle, low) ………….

2.1.3 Findings
Even if only the population projections were to be
considered, it is obvious that any of these figures would
lead to an expansion of occupied and, eventually
saturating the available habitable land and organized
into one organized city. ………
2.1.4 Conclusion

Presented by Myrto Antonopoulou-Bogdanou, Novermber 2003

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 2. Yesterday’s tomorrow
2.2 A contemporary city Le Corbusier

2.2.1 Introduction
The use of technical analysis and architectural synthesis
enabled le Corbusier to draw up for a contemporary city
of 3 million inhabitants…………..
2.2.2 Methodology
Site selection, population, density of population,
lungs, the street, traffic, the station……….
2.2.3 The plan of the city
2.2.4 The city and its aesthetic

The future of cities, Abdrew Blowers

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 2. Yesterday’s tomorrow
2.3 City of future Frank Lloyd Wright

2.3.1 Introduction
In the city of yesterday ground space was reckoned by
the square foot……………….

2.4 Social cities Ebenezer Howard

2.4.1 Introduction
Garden city experiment the stepping stone to a
higher and better form of industrial life
generally………………

The future of cities, Abdrew Blowers

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 3. Impact of information
technology & communication on
cities…

3.1. Introduction
Will improvements in information technology eliminate
face-to-face interactions and make cities
obsolete?.................
3.2 Telecommunications and cities
3.3 Broadband city
Aimed at bridging the innovation gap between
technology/platform development and the rapid active
use of new Internet-based services via common open
platforms.

Information Technology and the Future of Cities, Jess

Gaspar

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 4. Mobility on demand

4.1. Introduction
Mobility-on-demand systems provide stacks and racks of
light electric vehicles or bicycles at closely spaced
intervals throughout a city. When you want to go
somewhere, you imply walk to the nearest rack, swipe a
card to pick up a vehicle, drive it to the rack nearest to
your destination, and drop it off.
4.2 Clean, compact, energy efficient vehicles
4.3 case study

Mobility on demand future of transportation in cities

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 5. Changing social life

5.1.1. Introduction
The aim of this new social design is to encourage a new
incentive system, one that is no longer directed toward the
shallow and self-centered goals of wealth, property, and
power…………………
5.1.2 Distribution of resources
If you desire an item, an order would be placed and the item
automatically delivered directly to your place of residence
without a price tag, servitude, or debt of any kind…………….
5.1.2. Family matter’s
While new technologies are quite amazing, you may well
understand that the most profound effects are not in the
technologies, but in our lifestyles

Future with shrinkage - Koen Elzerman

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 6. Designing cities for 3 degree of
climate change

5.1.1. Introduction
The activities of urban settlements are key contributors to
climate change factors. In parallel, global climate change and
its current and potential consequences for life property and
prosperity is now accepted as the major challenge for human
society in the next 100 years. The translation of science into
policy and practice that stems the acceleration of greenhouse
gas production, particularly carbon, while also ensuring social
and economic development is still in its infancy……..
5.1.2. Dongtan Eco-city a case study
a. Low Carbon Eco-City Planning and Development
b. Reduced Ecological Footprint
c. Water strategy
d. Transportation strategy
e. Conclution

Adapting buildings & cities for climate change – Sue Roaf

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 7. Urban utopia
7.1.1 Introduction
Local governments spend lots of time and resources
attempting to update our current cities, roads, and
transportation systems. The cost of operation and
maintenance and overall inefficiency is high……
The new cities would provide a total environment with clean
air and water, health care, good nutrition, entertainment,
access to information, and education for all……………
7.1.2 Case studies
I. Circular city
II. Floating city
III. Sustainable city
IV. Compact city
V. Zero emission city

Adapting buildings & cities for climate change – Sue Roaf

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8. Image of the metropolis

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 9. Conclusion

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 10. References
10.1 The context
1. Jacque Fresco , (2007), Designing the future, USA, The
Venus Project, Inc 21 Valley Lane Venus, FL 33960 USA
2. Peter Baofu, The Future, of Post-Human Urban Planning,
Preface to a New Theory, of Density, Void, and
Sustainability

10.2 Yesterday’s tomorrow

1. A.Doxiadis (1990), The future of city, Presented by Myrto
Antonopoulou-Bogdanou, Novermber 2003.

10.3 Impact of information technology & communication on

cities…
1. Andreas H, (2010) , Broadband city road map for local
government executives, USA
2. Edward L. Glaeser (1996), Information technologies and
the future of cities, 327 Littauer Center, Cambridge,
Massachusetts 02138

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 10.4 Mobility on demand
1. Simon Willis,(2008) , The connected city, Urban
innovators, Balliol College, Oxford.
2. Department of Transport NSW. (1998) Action for
Transport 2010. Sydney: Department of Transport.
3. William J. Mitchell, (2008), Mobility on demand, future
transportation in cities, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
4. Ottowa, Transportation Master plan – 2020
5. "Our Cities, Ourselves : The Future of
Transportation in Urban Life“, (2010), New York, NY,
USA United States of America 

10.5 Changing social life

1. Stephanie Buechler and Gayathri Devi , Urban
Agriculture Network, 2601 Spencer Rd., Chevy Chase,
MD 20815, USA
2. Pinderhughes, Raquel. 2003. Rowman and Littlefield Inc,
forthcoming December 2003.
3. Susan Greenfield, Allen Lane. 2003 , Tomorrow's People:
How 21st entury Technology Is Changing The Way We
Think And Feel
4. Webster D. Mega urbanization in ASEAN: New
Phenomenon or Transitional Phase to the 'Los Angeles
World City'? In: McGee T, Robinson I (eds). The Mega-
urban Regions of South-East Asia. Vancouver, University
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 10.6 Designing cities for 3 degree of climate change
1. R. Bilham,(2009), The seismic future of cities, CIRES and
Department of Geological Sciences, University of
Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0399, USA,
2. Dynamic Design, Dynamic Cities, May 2009
Architecture for Humanity Living Density Forum

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 10.7 Urban utopia
1. Davidson N,(2010) The Future of Thinking , Learning
Institutions in a Digital Age, The MIT Press, Cambridge,
Massachusetts, London, England .
2. Senator Kim Carr, (2005), Australia’s future cities,
Shadow Minister for Housing, Urban Development, Local
Government and Territories, 62 Lygon Street, Carlton
South VIC 3053
3. Mika Taanila. Desura (Finland), 2003. 192pp, Futuro:
Tomorrow's House from Yesterday
4. Department of Planning. (2005) Metropolitan Strategy:
City of Cities. Sydney: Department of Planning.
5. Peter R. Head, (2007) Dongtan Eco-city, 403 Columbia
Street, Suite 220, Seattle, WA 98104
6. Philip M. Burgess,(2007) Towards low carbon
future, Climate Risk Pty, Limited (Australia) Level 1,
36 Lauderdale Avenue, Fairlight, NSW 2094
7. va n c o u v e r 2 0 2 0 a b r i g h t g r e e n f u t u r e An
Action Plan for Becoming the World’s Greenest City by
2020
8. Sustainable cities, conference, 2009, south Korea.
9. CITIES OF TOMORROW: (2004)The Impact of
Immigration on Regions, Cities, and Communities,
34th Annual Johns Hopkins International Urban
Fellows Conference, Johns Hopkins Institute for
Policy Studies
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 10.8 websites
1. www.dsd.bk.tudelft.nl www.bk.tudelft.nl/users/graaflan/internet/
2. www.cohabitationstrategies.org
3. www.spacelab.tudelft.nl www.africanperspectives.nl
h.sohn@bk.tudelft.nl / dsd@bk.tudelft.nl /
theorydepartment@bk.tudelft.nl
4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sci/tech/4682011.stm
5. National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) model green
home building guidelines,
6. http://www.nahbgreen.org
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) from the
U.S. Green Building
7. Council, http://www.usgbc.org
World Business Council for Sustainable Development.
www.wbcsd.org
8. http://www.futurecities.org.uk/archive/arch_rev13.html
9. http://www.barbican.org.uk
10.
http://www.ottawa.ca/city_services/planningzoning/2020/transpo/4
_en.shtml
11. http://www.smart2020.org
12. www.forumforthefuture.org.uk
13. http://www.dexigner.com/architecture/news-g20950.html
14. http://www.itdp.org
15. http://www.ourcitiesourselves.org/
16. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/our-cities-
ourselves-10-principles-for-transport-in-urban-life-97059599.html
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 10.9Blogs

Jenkins, Henry. “Confessions of an Aca/Fan: The Official Weblog

of Henry Jenkins.” http://www .henryjenkins .org
———. “henry3@mit.edu.” http://web .mit .edu/ cms/ People/
henry3
Jussel, Amy. “Shaping Youth.” http://www .shapingyouth .org/
blog
Levine, Peter. “Blog.” http://www .peterlevine .ws/ mt
Lopez, Antonio. “Mediacology: Composting the Western Mind.”
http://mediacology .com
Losh, Liz. “Virtualpolitik.” http://virtualpolitik .blogspot .com
The MacArthur Foundation. “Spotlight: Blogging the Field of
Digital
Media and Learning.” http://spotlight .macfound .org
MIT and Stanford University. “Tomorrow’s Professor List Serve.”
http://
amps ‑tools .mit .edu/ tomprofblogNew Media Consortium.
“NMC Campus Observer.” http://sl .nmc .org
Pacifici, Sabrina. “beSpacific: Accurate, Focused Law and
Technology
News.” http://www .bespacific .com/ index .html

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