Resilient and Smart Cities - Questions and answers

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[...] Also, the consequences for the planet would not be very positive, as a smart city needs a high amount of electricity and energy. London can be considered a smart city, as in terms of rankings, it is amongst the more developed cities in the world. In terms of productivity, mobility and health, London has been benefitting from the implementation of new technologies. However, the statistics show that compared to other smart cities, London must improve in terms of security. Smart farming seems to be a very productive way to rationalize farming and agriculture and increase the rates of efficiency, even though it doesn't look like a very traditional and respectful way to work with nature. [...]

[...] - Listening Rockefeller Foundation's deep engagement for cities has peaked in 2013, as the Foundation was celebrating its 100th anniversary, and looked to make a big statement. Urbanization, globalization and climate change. Nowadays, over 50% of the world's population lives in cities. That number is expected to grow to 70% by 2050. Cities sit it in the more vulnerable areas, more impacted by climate effects (rainfalls 4 core tasks are: - Chief Resilience Officer (CRO) - Help and assist in creating a resilience strategy. [...]

[...] - Access to a platform of services and partners. - Access to a network of cities and chief resilience officers. The CRO is the point of contact in a city, he is a leader, works closely with the mayor, able to work throughout all the aspects of the city's government. Help fill the mission and begins to develop a resilient strategy. The platform helps the city face challenges, providing resources, tools and services for the partners. CLASS - Smart cities Smart cities are cities that use technological development as a way to improve the conditions of life in the urban area. [...]

[...] Leader in many fields amongst smart cities. The data collected is grouped on a platform called Virtual Singapore that shows the functioning of the city in real time. Dubai: The government provides an app to make life easier to deal with electronically (pay speeding tickets, or bills). Basically, administration is much less needed as life can be handled from a mobile phone. Barcelona: The focus is on energy costs, with systems for smart streetlights, parking sensors to avoid spending too much time looking for a parking spot ? [...]

[...] Resilient and Smart Cities - Questions and answers ENGLISH CLASS 7 - Resilient cities Being able to recover from shocks that could affect its survival. A resilient city is a concept in urbanism that allows cities affected by natural disasters to survive it and quickly come back to a normal functioning. Shock events must be distinguished as they are unplanned occasions that cannot be controlled or prepared. On the other side, slow-onset problems are different as their importance grows slowly until it becomes an actual issue the city has to deal with. [...]