scholarly journals Understanding Sensor Cities: Insights from Technology Giant Company Driven Smart Urbanism Practices

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (16) ◽  
pp. 4391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaspare D’Amico ◽  
Pasqua L’Abbate ◽  
Wenjie Liao ◽  
Tan Yigitcanlar ◽  
Giuseppe Ioppolo
Keyword(s):  
Intelligent Systems ◽  
Urban Governance ◽  
Urban System ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Sustainable Urbanism ◽  
Urban Security ◽  
Data Driven Approach ◽  
Waste Energy ◽  
Water Waste

The data-driven approach to sustainable urban development is becoming increasingly popular among the cities across the world. This is due to cities’ attention in supporting smart and sustainable urbanism practices. In an era of digitalization of urban services and processes, which is upon us, platform urbanism is becoming a fundamental tool to support smart urban governance, and helping in the formation of a new version of cities—i.e., City 4.0. This new version utilizes urban dashboards and platforms in its operations and management tasks of its complex urban metabolism. These intelligent systems help in maintaining the robustness of our cities, integrating various sensors (e.g., internet-of-things) and big data analysis technologies (e.g., artificial intelligence) with the aim of optimizing urban infrastructures and services (e.g., water, waste, energy), and turning the urban system into a smart one. The study generates insights from the sensor city best practices by placing some of renowned projects, implemented by Huawei, Cisco, Google, Ericsson, Microsoft, and Alibaba, under the microscope. The investigation findings reveal that the sensor city approach: (a) Has the potential to increase the smartness and sustainability level of cities; (b) Manages to engage citizens and companies in the process of planning, monitoring and analyzing urban processes; (c) Raises awareness on the local environmental, social and economic issues, and; (d) Provides a novel city blueprint for urban administrators, managers and planners. Nonetheless, the use of advanced technologies—e.g., real-time monitoring stations, cloud computing, surveillance cameras—poses a multitude of challenges related to: (a) Quality of the data used; (b) Level of protection of traditional and cybernetic urban security; (c) Necessary integration between the various urban infrastructure, and; (d) Ability to transform feedback from stakeholders into innovative urban policies.

scholarly journals Urban Problems, the impact on future cities -A concept for Baghdad future sustainable development-

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-93
Author(s):  
سهاد كاظم  عبد الموسوي
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Third World ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Urban Waste ◽  
Sustainable Urbanism ◽  
Effective Transport ◽  
Urban Problems ◽  
The Impact

Urban problems affects both Developed and Third World, the problems include necessity for land, energy consumption and urban waste, these problems affect the environment and ecology system and decrease the quality of healthy inhabitants living and there is a lack in sustainable treatment for these problems, the research hypothesize that sustainable urban development can be achieved if urban planning consider an effective transport system and infra structure with the support of land use administrational tools, the research aims to define future sustainable urban development schemes with a future description for sustainable Baghdad urban future, the research defines urban problems and the available treatments to outline the meaning of sustainable urbanism.

scholarly journals Challenges and Opportunities of Sustainable Urbanization case study of Delhi and Rajkot

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aniket Gajanan Shinde
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Commercial Activities ◽  
Sustainable Urbanism ◽  
Ethical Point ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Indian Cities

Abstract This paper examines the urban challenges, urban policies, sustainable urbanism, and opportunities of sustainable urbanism. Sustainable urbanism is a new term that prevails in urban planning and planning. This paper tries to put forth the need for sustainable urban development in Indian cities such as Delhi and Rajkot. Urbanization in India has led to an unsustainable situation. It offers the proven benefits of economic growth and development, but it also offers brings with it social and ecological challenges. Various challenges related to sustainability, spatial planning, Governance, shortcomings, and execution were discussed in this paper. Specific research questions are: what is sustainable urbanism, what are the challenges to cities such as Delhi and Rajkot, and what are the opportunities of sustainable urbanism in Delhi and Rajkot? People face many challenges that threaten the well-being of the environment, society, and quality of life. All of these challenges are complex and closely related, so one approach can have positive consequences for others. In the case of Delhi, the population growth is an extremely sensitive issue from a social and ethical point of view, has generally become a threat to the entire planet and especially to the metropolitan area, while in the case of Rajkot, increasing industrial, commercial and commercial activities has become threatening to the environment. In this study, I have also explored solutions and other issues that are important elements to discuss.

Smart Parking

2021 ◽  
pp. 138-154
Author(s):  
Fenio Annansingh
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
User Requirements ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Smart Parking ◽  
Waste Energy ◽  
The City ◽  
Parking Facilities ◽  
Water Waste

With the increase of urban population and traffic congestion, smart parking is a strategic, economic, environmentally friendly solution for cities looking to remain connected. A sustainable parking system parking is connected in some way to every facet of the city that is water, waste, energy, and transportation. With the information and communication technology evolution and the development of the internet of things, drivers can more efficiently find satisfying parking spaces with smart parking services. This research adopts a survey approach by employing the use of questionnaires. From the questionnaire, descriptive data analysis is used to synthesize, analyze, and interpret the data. The result elicits user requirements and constraints for the development of a mobile app solution that will eliminate unnecessary traffic and ensure the maximum utilization of municipal parking facilities. These user requirements will determine the design and development of a mobile application that saves time, reduce the environmental impact, and improve the quality of life.

scholarly journals Participatory measurements of sustainable urban development and quality of life in post-socialist Zadar, Croatia

Spatium ◽  
2008 ◽  
pp. 45-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Branko Cavric ◽  
Silvija Toplek ◽  
Ante Siljeg
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Urban Governance ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Quality Of Urban Life ◽  
Planning Decision

Over the last two decades, there has been an intensive discourse and research about measuring sustainable urban development. Many cities, regions and countries have decided to introduce indicators for monitoring and measuring the progress towards sustainability. Today there is a wide spread perception that information on the environment in general, and urban environment in particular, is the determinant of effective rational decisions and allocation of resources. Such information would enable planners and decision makers to formulate redistributive policies and programmes to address some of the disparities that exist in a post-socialist city. Cities of the post-socialist world characterized by sharp disparities, socio-economic contrasts and environmental degradation provide an excellent laboratory for tracing information on the quality of urban life. The current situation in the emerging Croatian coastal city of Zadar reflects the diversity of the post-socialist urban change in a very fragile Mediterranean landscape. This paper takes a critical look at sustainable development and its measurements. It describes the participatory approach through which different local communities in Zadar were evaluating quality of life based on basic pillars of sustainable development. The identification and collection of their opinions provide valuable data base and community input into urban governance and development planning decision making.

scholarly journals The smart grid as a security device: Electricity infrastructure and urban governance in Kingston and Rio de Janeiro

Urban Studies ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 004209802098571
Author(s):  
Francesca Pilo’
Keyword(s):  
Smart Grid ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Smart Grids ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Urban Governance ◽  
Spatial Inequality ◽  
Technical Failure ◽  
Spatial Inequalities ◽  
Urban Security ◽  
Security Device

This article aims to contribute to recent debates on the politics of smart grids by exploring their installation in low-income areas in Kingston (Jamaica) and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). To date, much of this debate has focused on forms of smart city experiments, mostly in the Global North, while less attention has been given to the implementation of smart grids in cities characterised by high levels of urban insecurity and socio-spatial inequality. This article illustrates how, in both contexts, the installation of smart metering is used as a security device that embeds the promise of protecting infrastructure and revenue and navigating complex relations framed along lines of socio-economic inequalities and urban sovereignty – here linked to configurations of state and non-state (criminal) territorial control and power. By unpacking the political workings of the smart grid within changing urban security contexts, including not only the rationalities that support its use but also the forms of resistance, contestation and socio-technical failure that emerge, the article argues for the importance of examining the conjunction between urban and infrastructural governance, including the reshaping of local power relations and spatial inequalities, through globally circulating devices.

scholarly journals From Eco-Urbanism to Eco-Fusion: An Augmented Multi-Scalar Framework in Sustainable Urbanism

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 2373
Author(s):  
Ali Cheshmehzangi ◽  
Andrew Flynn ◽  
May Tan-Mullins ◽  
Linjun Xie ◽  
Wu Deng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Best Practice ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Development Models ◽  
Exploratory Case Study ◽  
Sustainable Urbanism ◽  
Integrated Methods ◽  
Practical Factors ◽  
Key Terms

This paper introduces the new concept of “eco-fusion” through an exploratory case study project. It suggests the importance of multi-scalar practice in the broader field of eco-urbanism. This study introduces eco-fusion as a multiplexed paradigm, which is then discussed in two different development models. This paper first highlights the position of “eco” in urbanism by providing a brief account of key terms and how they relate to one another. It then points out the associations between eco-fusion and sustainable urban development. Through an exploratory case study example in China, the practical factors of eco-development are assessed. The study aims to provide a set of intermediate development stages while maintaining each spatial level’s interface in their own defined and distinguished contexts. The key objective is to consider integrating the natural and built environments, which is considered the best practice of eco-development in urbanism. This study’s findings highlight integrated methods in eco-urbanism and suggest new directions for eco-planning/eco-design strategies.

Mitigating Conflict and Violence in African Cities

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 968-981 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Fox ◽  
Jo Beall
Keyword(s):  
Political Institutions ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Urban Governance ◽  
Urban Poverty ◽  
Social Unrest ◽  
Economic Stagnation ◽  
Urban Security ◽  
Urban Population Growth ◽  
Urban Planning And Management ◽  
Underlying Risk

The process of urbanisation has historically been associated with both socioeconomic development and social strain. Although there is little evidence that urbanisation per se increases the likelihood of conflict or violence in a country, in recent decades Africa has experienced exceptional rates of urban population growth in a context of economic stagnation and poor governance, producing conditions conducive to social unrest and violence. In order to improve urban security in the years ahead, the underlying risk factors must be addressed, including urban poverty, inequality, and fragile political institutions. This, in turn, requires improving urban governance in the region by strengthening the capacity of local government institutions, addressing the complex political dynamics that impede effective urban planning and management, and cultivating integrated development strategies that involve cooperation between various tiers and spheres of government and civil society.

scholarly journals City intelligence for enhancing urban performance value: a conceptual study on data decomposition in smart cities

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 191-222
Author(s):  
Karima Kourtit
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Urban Policy ◽  
Urban Governance ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Urban System ◽  
Current Data ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
Data Decomposition ◽  
Blowing Up ◽  
Technology Age

AbstractThe contemporary ‘digital age’ prompts the need for a re-assessment of urban planning principles and practices. Against the background of current data-rich urban planning, this study seeks to address the question whether an appropriate methodological underpinning can be provided for smart city governance based on a data-driven planning perspective. It posits that the current digital technology age has a drastic impact on city strategies and calls for a multi-faceted perspective on future urban development, termed here the ‘XXQ-principle’ (which seeks to attain the highest possible level of quality for urban life). Heterogeneity in urban objectives and data embodied in the XXQ-principle can be systematically addressed by a process of data decomposition (based on a ‘cascade principle’), so that first, higher-level urban policy domains are equipped with the necessary (‘big’) data provisions, followed by lower-ranking urban governance levels. The conceptual decomposition principle can then be translated into a comprehensive hierarchical model architecture for urban intelligence based on the ‘flying disc’ model, including key performance indicators (KPIs). This new model maps out the socio-economic arena of a complex urban system according to the above cascade system. The design of this urban system architecture and the complex mutual connections between its subsystems is based on the ‘blowing-up’ principle that originates from a methodological deconstruction-reconstruction paradigm in the social sciences. The paper advocates the systematic application of this principle to enhance the performance of smart cities, called the XXQ performance value. This study is not empirical, although it is inspired by a wealth of previous empirical research. It aims to advance conceptual and methodological thinking on principles of smart urban planning.

Empirical Study on Intelligent Systems Coordination – A Case Study of Intelligent Tourism

2015 ◽  
Vol 740 ◽  
pp. 966-971
Author(s):  
Rong Rong Cai ◽  
Shu Tang
Keyword(s):  
Intelligent Systems ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Travel Agency ◽  
Traditional Theory ◽  
Satisfaction Index ◽  
Index Model ◽  
Tourist Satisfaction ◽  
Intelligent City

Based on the traditional theory of the intelligent systems, as well as the present study on intelligent tourism, Tourist Satisfaction Index model of Intelligent Tourism is put out in this paper. With the data collected in Nanjing, statistic materials suggest that two variables, Perceived Quality of the Intelligent Tourism and Intelligent City, play the most important roles in tourist satisfaction of intelligent tourism. The further analysis reveals that the factor under Perceived Quality of Intelligent Tourism, including Intelligent Transportation, Public Service Platform, Intelligent Hotel and Intelligent Travel Agency, as well as the factors under Intelligent City including Intelligent Governance and Intelligent Environment are the most important factors in the model.

scholarly journals Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Model in Improving the Quality of Green Open Space (GOS) to Create a Livable City

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wikantiyoso Respati ◽  
Suhartono Tonny ◽  
Sulaksono Aditya Galih ◽  
Wikananda Triska Prakasa
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Open Space ◽  
City Government ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
City Community ◽  
Urban Economic ◽  
Governance Model ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The City

Sustainable urban development leads to the creation of livable cities. The Green Open Space (GOS) of City requires the quality of life requirements to support the ecological, socio-cultural, and urban economic functions. In Indonesia, the provision of GOS is the city government’s responsibility, which has to carried out transparently and implemented with the involvement of stakeholders. The limited funding for the provision and improvement of the quality of GOS by the city government has developed a CSR scheme from the private sector. This CSR governance model enriches the use of CSR in addition to social assistance or charity activities, which can realize for the wider city community. The city government’s role in using CSR models is significant to ensure transparency of costs, accountable design policies, and their implementation and maintenance.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document