Ie Admission Question L
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Trends in Urbanization
Development of fast growing mega-cities will put pressure on the transportation and energy infrastructure as well as on the real estate market
Trend could result into a failure of infrastructure and the development of slums
Source: United Nations: World Urbanization Prospects 2014
Urban and rural population of the world, 1950–2050
Trends in Urbanization
New technological developments will be the most likely solution to prevent this from happening.
Focus on: Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications Innovative transportation devices Alternative energy sources
Data Collection
Big Data as the first stepping stone towards a „Smart City“
Data collection through infrastructure of sensors
Tracking of, for example, infrastructure usage, weather and moving patterns
Source: trsp.net/cow
Traffic data of Madrid
Local Transportation
Multiple transportation devices are being used interchangeably
Sharing economy and technology will lead to more efficient use of transportation assets
Smart traffic will lead to a decline in traffic jams and parking shortage
Excurse: Impact of self driving vehicles
Drastic increase of traffic on the road
Commute by car will be more comfortable which will lead to decentralizations of cities
Impacts also on retail sector: delivery of goods and services direct to the home
Regional Transportation
Traffic between cities will intensify and lead to the creation of transportation hubs
Inter-city links will grow (e.g. highways, high speed railways)
Need for new mega airports Have to be build in the outskirt of
the city due to noise and limited space
Will be connected with high speed public transport (e.g. magnetic levitation trains) to make the airport accessible
Energy The use of alternative energy sources in energy
generation as well as for transportation will lead to an improvement of air quality
Use of smart grid and newly available storage opportunities will lead to higher stability of energy networks and lower energy costs
Source: Statista
Waste Management
Automatic waste sorting and recycling
Tracking of household trash production and charging accordingly
Garbage bins with sensors will make garbage collection more efficient
Security
Further surveillance and the use of big data to predict crimes will lead to an overall higher security level
However, privacy issues will play a bigger role in policy decisions
Retail
E-commerce and alternative shopping opportunities will eat away market share of traditional retailers
Retail shopping will turn into an experience
More Pop-Up-Stores for higher priced items
Recreation
Work and recreation facilities will be connected
Nature moves back into the city -> roof parks, greenification of abdomen infrastructure, car free areas
New recreation opportunities inside the city
Tourism
Short term city trips will continue to grow in demand
Globalization leads to similar cities and makes it more difficult for cities to build there own brand and uniqueness
What needs to happen to make this vision reality?
Brave and ambitious city planning
Huge investment in innovative infrastructure Broadband and wireless internet Railroads, streets and airports Alternative energy production
Large scale trials with real users
General acceptance of Big Data and Internet of Things
Plan can just be realized with the support of the inhabitants. A possible way to achieve this is through crowd sourcing of ideas and a transparent decision making process