Future City Design

Starter: what are you thoughts on this?

Objective: explore the future of cities.

Outcomes:

1. Working in pairs, put together a contrasting argument, either for or against 'smart cities' like this.

2. A smart city is not necessarily an eco city. What do you think is necessary for 'ecosmart' cities to be a reality? Check your ideas against the UNECE criteria. You need two detailed examples to manage ecological footprint. This could be Copenhagen or Daegu (p.10/11) or somewhere you know.

3. Choose one of the following podcasts that most interest you and make notes on the main messages.

The Smart City PodcastFocused on the world of smart cities, our smart city podcast delves into various aspects of smart city development and technologies. Tune in now.

Plenary: do we need smart cities?

The future of citiesBy 2045, an extra 2 billion people will live in urban areas. Encouragingly, those responsible for planning and building the urban centres of the future are up to the challenge of making our cities safer, more sustainable and better connected.That’s good news for the planet.