L.how do you envision the city of the future
- 1. “how do you envision the city of the future” Giovanni Baldinu 1
- 2. TODAY S CITIES More than two thirds of the European population lives in urban areas. Cities are places where problems emerge, but where there are also solutions. They are also a fertile ground for science and technology, culture and innovation, the creativity of the individual and the community. Cities have a key role in the effort to mitigate the impact of climate changes. Despite this, cities face problems like unemployment, discrimination or poverty. 2
- 3. MY VISION To overcome those problems I envision the city of the future to be medium-small, prosperous and dynamic playing an important role not only for the welfare of the inhabitants, but also the surrounding rural populations. These cities should have the following characteristics: 3
- 4. GREEN The promotion of green spaces, public and private, in urban context green is not a pure decorative element, but rather is a factor that increases the well-being and quality of life. Vegetation on a green roof shades surfaces and removes heat from the air through evapotranspiration improving energy efficiency of buildings, air quality and the urban microclimate. 4
- 5. GREEN Planting a tree is an highly symbolic action as well as a commitment to social responsibility. A 25-30 cm 20 trees mitigate diameter tree the annual car s absorbs 30 kg emission CO2 yearly, and it releases amount oxygen for 10 people Vegetation along the roads can decrease Green area the noise by increase by 15% 70-80% the real estate value The diffusion of green area lead to a 10-50% energy saving (air conditioned cost decreasing) 5
- 6. SUSTAINABLE A sustainable city must have public open spaces that are attractive and sustainable, mobility on demand and good health care services. Mobility on demand requires transportation other than the car, it should be made more attractive and should provide incentives for multimodal public transport, including: SHARING SERVICES You get the mobility you need, when you need it, at the place you need it, and you can take it to your destination and drop it off without having to return it to the pickup location. ELECTRIC CHARGING STATION: Public and private charging station are the mandatory infrastructure to support the city’s broader sustainability 6 mission.
- 7. SUSTAINABLE Buildings and facilities are the biggest consumers of resources around the world. For example, US buildings consume 70 percent of all electricity, of which up to 50 percent is wasted. We must move towards to: Environmentally friendly and energy efficient buildings that reduce the energy and water consumption. Waste management systems that collect and incinerate waste inefficient energy plants, to get her with a solid recycling program that encourages citizens to recycle. 7
- 8. HIGH TECH HighTech Cities as “platform” can be managed optimally through power sensor, wirelss network, web and mobile web application will lead the city to be managed optimally. Some good example are: REAL TIME TRAVEL INFORMATION : It allows accessing the services through any Internet capable device. Dynamic map of occupied parking places in an area, including places for disabled people Determine the rate occupancy and timing in the areas for load/unload destined to industrial vehicles Determine average intensity of traffic in the city and get dynamic traffic maps updated every 15 minutes Control of the buses and taxis stops (number of people traveling on a bus, number of people waiting at the bus stops) Monitoring of public bicycles (position of public bicycles in real time) 8
- 9. HIGH TECH LED SMART LIGHTING: It estimates city light level and it automatically adapts the luminous intensity according to pedestrians and traffic flow. DASHBOARD: it coordinates the resources of the police, fire, highway, hotline and ambulance units based on traffic video, surveillance cameras, maps with GPS data, and the status and location of personnel. 9
- 10. CONCLUSION The city of the future must offer a high quality of life, and support the health and wellbeing of people who live and work in them. Livable cities are socially inclusive, affordable, accessible, healthy, safe and resilient to the impacts of climate change. They have attractive built and natural environments. Livable cities provide choice and opportunity for people to live their lives, and raise their families, to their fullest potential. Green + Sustainable + High Tech = Livable 10