Smart Cities

by: Michael T. Ang

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Contents
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Introduction to smart cities

Objectives of smart cities
Characteristics of smart cities
Concepts that make a smart city
Solutions to cities immediate needs
Top 10 smart cities of the world
Urban efficiency across the world

Introduction
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A city is said to be smart when it identifies the

important trends and suggesting what all things are to be

implemented in new innovative ways.
Identifying the trends from various fields such as
egovernment, information science, urban studies and
public administration and discuss the challenges, success
factors and impacts of government-driven initiatives that
makes a city smart.

Smart city
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A Smart City is a developed

urban area that creates

sustainable
economic
development and high
quality of life by excelling
in 6 key areas that can be
done through strong ICT
infrastructure.

Objectives of a smart city

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Significantly reducing emissions (CO2, greenhouse gases,)

Long-term objective: a zero carbon city, zero emission buildings as standard
Significantly reducing energy consumption. Long-term objective: reaching

close-to-zero energy standards in new and existing buildings.

Significantly increasing the use of renewable sources of energy (e.g. in public
buildings)
Raising awareness in the wider public about responsible use of resources
(energy, water)
Promoting multi-modal transport systems by improving the public transport
network, enhancing networking between individual transport carriers, and
significantly reducing individual motorized transport

Characteristics of smart cities

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It should reach a stage of developed infrastructure

It should have a strategy for creating a competitive

environment
It should have an approach to inclusive and sustainable
cities

Concepts that make a city smart

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ICT
Innovation city
Regional Green City
Quality of life
E-governance
Low-carbon Footprint
Wi-Fi network
Efficient Transit systems
Effective Traffic regulations
Water efficiency management

Solutions to cities immediate needs

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Top 10 smart cities on the planet

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Vienna- E-governance
Toronto-natural gas from landfills generation
Paris- Bicycle sharing programs (250 bicycle stations)
New York- questionable tax refunds
London- entire city will be free wifi network
Tokyo- home for integrated solar panel, storage batteries
Berlin- Vehicles to Grid
Copenhagen- 0 carbon by 2025, 40% use bicycles
Hong Kong- smart cards, RFID
Barcelona

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Urban efficiency across the world

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Source: Schneider Electricals

Conclusion
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Smart cities is thus becoming the most important part of

any government
Each and every country though small or large is putting
efforts to make its cities smart
With all the smart acts of some of the most developed
cities of the world, any section should be looked upon and
efforts should be made to implement these things.
With more and more smart sectors coming up, life
becomes very easy for cities that implement them.

References
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National Green building agenda journal

mart cities from Libelium allows systems integrators to

monitor noise pollution, structural health and waste

management
Blog from The Economic Times.
ARUP- Smart cities journal paper
GIFT brochure
IBM smart cities
Graham, S.; Marvin, S. (1996). Telecommunications and the
city: electronic spaces, urban place. London: Routledge.

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