What does it take to make life in our
city easier and more attractive?
Discover how Siemens can help you make your city a better place
for residents and businesses.
The Sustainable City
Humankind’s drive, energy and ingenuity know few bounds, as the ever-changing
face of the city attests. In the modern city, change is not random; it is the product of
forward thinking. Many variables figure in the planning equation – shifting demographics, mass urbanization, globalization, climate change, public pressure to improve
quality of life, local industries’ competitive stance, and the city’s appeal as a business
hotspot. This is an intricate web made all the more complex by the underlying political, economic and technological forces that shape them. All this poses tremendous
challenges for the people who chart the course of our cities’ future.
Tough challenges in urban planning
Urban planners, architects and municipal
authorities face tough questions: How
can we best upgrade old, and engineer
new, transport infrastructures to cope
with ever-changing conditions? How can
we help city hall manage our community
more efficiently while providing better
service amenities to residents and businesses? And this is just the beginning.
Planners and politicians are tasked to find
more efficient and effective ways of protecting the environment and climate,
managing energy, catering to the needs
of growing industries, and assuring personal and public safety and security. Even
if they succeed in finding an answer that
does justice to so many and often conflicting demands, the cardinal question
remains – how do we finance all this?
Experience counts
Siemens has much more than just a lifetime’s
experience mastering complex municipal
engineering challenges. We develop and
deliver public transport, energy, environ-
mental protection, municipal administration, water, and safety and security
solutions, as well as efficient building
tech­­nologies. And each is engineered
specifically to support city governments
in their quest to make life easier and the
community a better place for residents
and businesses.
Mobility matters
We understand how much mobility
means to the people who populate and
visit your city. The only solution to growing urban transport problems is an integrated, sustainable approach to traffic
management. We brought together a diverse skill set in railways and road traffic
control systems, harbor and airport logistics, baggage handling, postal automation, rail electrification, mass transit rail
vehicles, regional and long-distance
transportation, and cutting-edge technologies such as intermodal traffic information to create such a concept. We call
it Complete Mobility, and our experts relish the challenge of turning it into your
reality.
Down with CO2
Siemens researches, develops, and rolls
out new, more efficient green IT, power
generation, and building technologies,
as well as mobility solutions geared to
reducing CO2 output. We can help your
city strike a balance between ecology and
economy, and go green to conserve
resources while making your city more
efficient.
The Siemens approach to sustainable
cities
Siemens is one of the world’s leading infrastructure providers. Our company is
uniquely equipped to tackle the modern
city’s urban development tasks. Our experts understand the complexities and
often colliding interests of urban planning, and know how to integrate both
technologies and organizations. With this
powerful combination, even the most
dynamic city can be made more efficient
and manageable.
How can we keep our city competitive
and attract businesses and investors?
How can we go green and still
grow our city’s industry base?
What can we do to minimize traffic
congestion and maximize mobility?
• Logistics
• Automation & Communication
• Safety and Security
• Power Distribution Solutions
• Lighting
• Asset Finance & Leasing
• Project & Export Finance
• Contracting & Partnerships
• Equity Participation
• Security & Safety
• Building Automation
• Lighting
Harbours
Financial Services
Building Technologies
Energy & Environmental Care
• Power Generation
• Power Distribution
• Renewable Energy
• Energy Performance Contracting
• Surveillance & Intrusion Protection
• Identity & Access
• Emergency Management
• Communication & IT Networks
Metropolitan Security
Public Administration
• eAdministration
• New Public Management
• Employment & Pension Services
• IT Outsourcing & Managed Services
• Medical Technology
• IT & Communication
• Infrastructure
• Services
Healthcare
Water & Wastewater
Education
Traffic & Public Transportation
• Purified Water
• Potable Water & Wastewater
Treatment
• Electrical Automation Systems
• Services
• Total Water Management Solutions
• Building & Energy Infrastructure
• Safety and Security
• Campus Communication
• Digital Transformation Technologies
• Rail Solutions
• Traffic Management
• Parking
• Street Lighting
• Tunnel Infrastructure
Airports
• Passenger and Baggage
• Information Management
• Airside Infrastructure & Operations
• Safety and Security
• Building and Energy Infrastructure
Sports Venues & Trade Fairs
• Fully Integrated Stadium
• Green Energy & Lighting
• Safety & Security
• IT & Communication
• Traffic Control
Which strategy is best for improving
the quality of life in our city?
What technologies can help reduce
our city’s energy consumption?
Where are we going to find
the funds to finance all this?
Your concerns are our concerns
The Siemens approach is city-centric. We join forces with municipal
authorities in a partnership of equals. The dialog is open, a spirited
exchange of ideas. Our experts and yours work out potential solutions,
weigh their relative merits, draw up roadmaps, and gauge these solutions’ compatibility with other urban development plans on the drawing board. The same approach serves to assess financial requirements,
ensuring the project remains financeable yet yields utmost sustainability. You and your city officials steer the entire process, controlling the
agenda and timing, while we coordinate even the most intricate planning tasks. This method ensures transparency, puts your city’s interests
first, and affords you the benefits that only city-centric services can
bring.
Inspired ideas, future-focused
investments
Forward thinking and planning go handin-hand with innovation. This is the driving force behind Siemens’ efforts across
the globe – a network of ideas and 160
years of experience that incorporates a
deep understanding of the challenges
that municipal planners face. Our longterm investment in advanced technologies and services enables us to provide
integrated solutions across the board for
all urban development efforts – and all
from a single source.
Wide-ranging vision
Planning for tomorrow today
Siemens has much to offer to city officials
and the urban planners who advise them.
Our experience in forming public-private
partnerships runs deep, and our track
record of improving efficiency, cutting
costs and ensuring sustainability speaks
for itself. And as a responsible corporate
citizen, our company engages in many
community and environmental programs
geared to give something back to society.
Count on Siemens to help you answer the
tough questions your city faces.
If your city is looking for an experienced,
capable and strong partner, your search
ends at Siemens. A global player with
local reach, Siemens provides technologies and solutions for municipal planning
and management from a trusted source.
With all these assets and advantages, we
are uniquely qualified to offer you the
support, technologies and solutions you
need to plan tomorrow’s city today.
“Forward thinking and planning
go hand-in-hand with innovation.”
Siemens AG
Wittelsbacher Platz 2
80333 Munich
Germany
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