The smart cities of the future
Here's how engineers, architects, and scientists are preparing for a massive uptick in city living.
Smart City is not a destination, it's a journey
Cities around the world have massive bureaucracies managing things like parking, emergency, and traffic services. In the future, "smart cities" will use high-speed internet to connect many public services so they'll be accessible almost anywhere via Wi-Fi. Reserving a parking spot, tracking traffic in real time, and engaging with other services will be accessible through phones.
Solar Cities
Barcelona has already saved $75 million and created 47,000 tech jobs by transitioning into a "smart city." by centralizing its resources according to IJHG. Cities spend up to 40% of their allocated budget on street lighting alone as reported by IEEE ICC. Switching to solar and LED lighting could drop upkeep costs while lowering their carbon footprint. France and the Netherlands are experimenting with solar powered roadways, and a growing number of small towns are already solar-powered.
Waste Disposal
In 2016, global cities produced 2.01 billion tons of solid waste — and will produce 3.4 billion tons annually by 2050 according to the World Bank. That's why some nations are working on "smart trash" that uses pneumatic trash disposal — or compressed air tubes — instead of traditional cans. Using pneumatic or electric propulsion, tube networks could be used for high speed waste removal mail transfer and public transport.
Arcologies
By 2050, ⅔ of the world’s population will live in cities. To house millions more people, cities may turn to creating arcologies — densely populated habitats with a low ecological footprint according to the United Nations. Arcologies are based on centralizing food production commerce centers and energy production for residents as seen on Vice News. Arcosanti, in Arizona, is the first attempted contained community. In the future, proposed arcologies could house up to 1 million people.
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9 comments
Joehags A.
01/26/2020 01:20Di bagay sayo mag blogger
Ilham H.
01/15/2020 16:06the more connected to the internet, the more it can be hacked
Alex L.
01/10/2020 01:49Sound like Terminators are coming.
Ronald M.
01/09/2020 21:385G System is an internet connection in a limitless way.
Tim M.
01/09/2020 13:26This will be a terrorist utopia. Knock out the wifi at rush hour and watch civility unravel....
Collin B.
01/07/2020 19:18Big brother much
Doug B.
01/07/2020 19:04Even wifi fails often more than hard wired connections
Steve Y.
01/05/2020 17:32Thats the Trial and Error Department. Eng. etc.
Jerry C.
01/05/2020 00:20This looks like a way to watch people more