It is no secret to anyone that there is currently a great need to reduce energy consumption in cities, as well as reduce CO2 emissions. This is followed by the need to make our cities sustainable.
But how do you achieve a smart and sustainable city? This is the million dollar question, on more than one occasion I have been questioned saying, Professor, is this possible? And I affirm that it is more possible than we think, in fact, it is a recipe where all the conditions are given, only this premise should be included in the urban planning plans of our cities.
So, ¿what does the recipe for a smart city include?
The teacher @tocho2 answers you with a question: ¿what do you have available in your country to achieve the consolidation of smart cities?
We must start by listing the basics in no order of priority:
ICTs or what we know as information technologies
Automation through the use of resources such as Home Automation and the Internet of Things (IoT)
Open Data, also called "shared data" (although you do not believe it, it is necessary with its limitations)
Specific services such as: electronic commerce, remote-controlled health services, Mobile Learning / E-Learning and other distance education modalities.
Sanitation management: drinking water, sewage and drainage, solid waste and recycling.
Planning and urban planning
Urban Mobility, Public Transport and Road Infrastructure Management
Management of the Environment and Water Resources
Management of the social environment and its relationship with the government and its entities at the service of citizens.
If you notice, all these "ingredients" are present in all cities, the "secret" is in the technological integration of all these elements under the principle of comprehensive, transparent, coherent, participatory management because citizens are users and simultaneously supervising the correct operation of "its services", and with perfectly "tangible" and auditable results.
A smart city provides citizens with very high quality services that are well managed in terms of resources, time and installed capacity.
¿Can today's cities become smart cities?
The answer is “Yes".
It would be inappropriate to think of "scrapping the old city" to make way for a totally new one. The correct thing is to adapt the existing infrastructure of cities through the provision and integration of the aforementioned technological resources, this implies a large economic investment, but as an immediate result, a large reduction in CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions is obtained, New forms of power generation are also being adopted (wind, photovoltaic, etc.) in need of approaching energy efficiency (a major problem worldwide).
¿Do you know any smart city today?
I have had the opportunity to see beautiful cities from their historical locations to the most recent locations, and the most surprising thing has been to observe how services are integrated in the need to guarantee the well-being and facilitate the mobility of citizens.
I can tell you about the case of Madrid and Barcelona in Spain, where I discovered that the traffic in the city at all times was monitored by means of real-time measurements of the traffic flow (with the use of sensors in the streets), they also have a system of emergency response that integrates health, fire and security services.
Another example that I can cite is the case of Bogotá and Medellín here in South America, these cities took care of communicating distant or less favored locations with all extensions of the city, this through the metro system in the case of Medellín and through the BTR system in Bogotá, likewise in many cities in Colombia the use of electric cars and taxis has been implemented, a point in favor of environmental conservation.
And there are countless smart cities that we could find by searching a little on the internet, such as London, Paris, New York, Mexico City, among many others.
If you put me to choose between a smart city and a smart home, I would choose a smart city with smart citizens.
And I would ask you, ¿is the participation of citizens and users essential for the development, permanence and validity of services in smart cities over time?
¿Can the citizen and his behavior be considered a fundamental element in the “recipe” of the smart city?
"All the text has been written according to my professional experience as an engineer, university professor, researcher and developer of engineering projects."
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Hello friend, a very interesting topic, and I agree, first we need intelligent people, people who want a change in the country and in the world, who care about others and not about themselves, who think about a future and do not live only the day to day, people with a spirit of survival, with a desire to move forward, to face the changes, people who are not paralyzed by fear, who seek solutions and not problems, who are not only concerned about their economic welfare but also their mental welfare.
If we were all mentally healthy, we would surely have a country power. It is not only studies that make us intelligent and renowned people, emotional intelligence is what can lead us to achieve great things in life. Greetings!
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Hello @franyeligonzalez, What a great contribution you leave me with your comment, I see that only I think that way.
I believe that we must form first class citizens and then enjoy first class cities
Thanks for your comment..!
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Happy New Year @blaogao friend..!
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The backdrop to this story is the fact that Colombia is doing some really interesting things with smart cities. @tocho2 I agree with you that smart cities are really important for sustainability and ultimately liveability. Since cities are already investing it makes sense to update/upgrade to smart grids and more responsive design.
My big question is can we power these cities from sustainable fuels and non fossil fuels?
A second question, can we use Blockchain to pay for and monitor these networks?
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Definitely yes.
The use of the blockchain to monitor in real time and also for citizens to pay for the services they obtain is a great necessity and I think we are moving towards that immediate future.
I think the use of sustainable fuels will be a little slower to achieve, but in first world cities, this is already a fait accomplished, Latin America will have to join the initiative at some point.
Thanks for your comment @rasbas..!
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thanks @marlui friend..!
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Hi @tocho2,
Was a interesting read.
This is also called the "3D" concept. Which modern world is moving .. Decarbonize , Decentralize and Democratize .
It will take more time to achieve this objective.
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Hello @besticofinder friend, I did not know this 3D concept, thanks for this contribution, and certainly this is a great need.
Thanks for comment and see you soon..!
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