Ecotopia 2121 AD: Sustainable Cities of the Future

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marshall
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Cities ◽  
The Future

FOUNDATIONS OF THE FUTURE: 3D GEOLOGICAL MODELLING FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Kearsey ◽  
◽  
Stephanie Bricker ◽  
Katie Whitbread ◽  
Ricky Terrington ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Cities ◽  
Geological Modelling ◽  
The Future

scholarly journals A novel model for data-driven smart sustainable cities of the future: the institutional transformations required for balancing and advancing the three goals of sustainability

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Elias Bibri
Keyword(s):  
Smart Cities ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Sustainable Cities ◽  
Sustainable Urbanism ◽  
The Future ◽  
Novel Model ◽  
Smart Urbanism

AbstractIn recent years, it has become increasingly feasible to achieve important improvements of sustainability by integrating sustainable urbanism with smart urbanism thanks to the proven role and synergic potential of data-driven technologies. Indeed, the processes and practices of both of these approaches to urban planning and development are becoming highly responsive to a form of data-driven urbanism, giving rise to a new phenomenon known as “data-driven smart sustainable urbanism.” Underlying this emerging approach is the idea of combining and integrating the strengths of sustainable cities and smart cities and harnessing the synergies of their strategies and solutions in ways that enable sustainable cities to optimize, enhance, and maintain their performance on the basis of the innovative data-driven technologies offered by smart cities. These strengths and synergies can be clearly demonstrated by combining the advantages of sustainable urbanism and smart urbanism. To enable such combination, major institutional transformations are required in terms of enhanced and new practices and competences. Based on case study research, this paper identifies, distills, and enumerates the key benefits, potentials, and opportunities of sustainable cities and smart cities with respect to the three dimensions of sustainability, as well as the key institutional transformations needed to support the balancing of these dimensions and to enable the introduction of data-driven technology and the adoption of applied data-driven solutions in city operational management and development planning. This paper is an integral part of a futures study that aims to analyze, investigate, and develop a novel model for data-driven smart sustainable cities of the future. I argue that the emerging data-driven technologies for sustainability as innovative niches are reconfiguring the socio-technical landscape of institutions, as well as providing insights to policymakers into pathways for strengthening existing institutionalized practices and competences and developing and establishing new ones. This is necessary for balancing and advancing the goals of sustainability and thus achieving a desirable future.

scholarly journals Present challenges for future water sustainable cities: a case study from Italy

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-166
Author(s):  
L. Bonzanigo ◽  
G. Sinnona
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Severe Drought ◽  
Sustainable Cities ◽  
Adaptation Measures ◽  
The Future ◽  
Italian Context ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. The global population is increasingly concentrated in cities. Cities and urban areas face many challenges – economic, social, health and environmental – which are often exacerbated by an increase in the frequency of natural disasters. Together, these challenges call for a shift towards sustainable cities which reduce their impact on the surrounding environment, whilst at the same time succeeding to make resources available to their increasing number of inhabitants. This article explores the state of the art of water management practices of the highly urbanised Northern Italian region and plans and scope for the future development of water management. Although the region is at present not under severe water stress, recently some cities faced water scarcity problems and were forced to implement water rationing. We assessed the vulnerability of Parma and Ferrara to a water crisis, together with the regular and emergency adaptation measures already in place, and the forecast for the near future. In two workshops, the authors adapted the Australian concept of Water Sensitive Urban Design for the Italian context. Although the population remains generally unaware of the impact of the two latest severe drought events (2003 and 2006/7), many adaptation measures towards a more sustainable use of the water resource are already in place – technically, institutionally, and individually. Water managers consider however that the drastic and definite changes needed to integrate the urban water management cycle, and which minimise the ecological footprint of urban spaces, lay far in the future.

ENVISIONING FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN PUBLIC RESOURCES

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Mazzetto
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Sustainable Cities ◽  
Public Infrastructure ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
The Public ◽  
Total Destruction ◽  
Planning Approach ◽  
Public Resources ◽  
The Future ◽  
Indispensable Tool

During the civil war (1975-1992), Lebanon faced total destruction that produced a negative impact on the urban growth of the Lebanese cities. The war generated some paralyzes that still produce adverse effects on the Lebanese people. Public infrastructure, public spaces, and the national public heritage, which are fundamental resources of the Lebanese society, currently are still not properly safeguard and managed by the local government. Understanding and enhancing the values of the Lebanese public resources is an indispensable tool for the development of the contemporary Lebanese society that can influence the future expansion, the revitalization and the shaping of new contemporary urban planning approach. How can we envision the future directions of the Lebanese public resources to influence the development of the Lebanese country while advocating for sustainable cities? This research tries to identify the main values, trends, influences, and ideologies linked with the public values, that should be considered and adopted to shape the development of contemporary growth in Lebanon.

scholarly journals Picture the future, play the present: Re-imagining sustainable cities through a large-scale location-based game

Futures ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Astrid C. Mangnus ◽  
Karin T. Rebel ◽  
Joost M. Vervoort ◽  
Rose-Anne Dotinga ◽  
Evert Hoogendoorn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Sustainable Cities ◽  
The Future

scholarly journals Trascendencia de la generación distribuida (GD) y el uso de las redes inteligentes.

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
José Daniel Sánchez de la Cruz ◽  
Ney Raúl Balderramo Vélez ◽  
Yolanda Llosas Albuerne ◽  
Gabriel Enrique Pico Mera
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Distributed Generation ◽  
Smart Grids ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Sustainable Cities ◽  
Fossil Energy ◽  
The Future ◽  
Index Terms ◽  
Remote Communications

  El objetivo de este artículo es presentar los impactos que están causando los combustibles fósiles al ambiente, e incorporar las nuevas fuentes de energías renovables y optar por la generación distribuida GD, ya que el exorbitante crecimiento demográfico ha incitado a generar más energía eléctrica. De igual manera integrar ciertas tecnologías como las redes inteligentes o Smart grids, permitiendo las comunicaciones remotas bidireccionales y disponibles continuamente para la recopilación de información. Finalmente dar el gran paso hacia las ciudades inteligentes, sostenibles, y el internet del futuro.   Palabras claves— ciudades del futuro, energías renovables, fuentes de energía fósiles, generación distribuida (GD), internet del futuro, redes inteligentes.   Abstract   The aim of this paper is to present the impacts that fossil fuels are causing to the environment, add new sources of renewable energy and distributed generation choose GD, since excessive population growth has led to generate more electricity. Similarly integrate certain technologies such as smart grid and Smart grids, enabling remote communications two-way and available continuously for the collection of information. Finally give the big step towards smart, sustainable cities, and the internet of the future.   Index Terms— cities of the future, renewable energy, fossil energy sources, distributed generation (GD), internet of the future, smart grids. 

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