SMART CITY:
FOCAL POINT FOR SMARTNESS
National Town Meeting
Association for Demand Response and Smart Grids
Washington, DC
July 11, 2013
Eugenie L. Birch
Nussdorf Professor and co-Director
Penn Institute for Urban Research
University of Pennsylvania
Today’s Talk
• The “what, when, why,
where, who and how ”
questions of “Smart
Cities”
Some examples: Smart
Buildings, Smart
Transport, Smart
Energy/Transport
“what, when, why, where, who and how”
A “Smart City” employs advanced technology, innovative land use decisionmaking and strategic public/private partnerships to achieve efficient, stable,
resilient and equitable provisions for its inhabitants and their economic, social
and environmental well-being.
“what, when, why, where, who and how”
“what, when, why, where, who and how”
Reduce environmental impact/ GHG emissions
Encourage economic development
Deliver improvements in citizen services
“what, when, why, where, who and how”
North America: Energy (30%) Transport (22%)
Buildings (7%)
Europe:
Energy (34%) Transport (27%)
Buildings (9%)
Asia:
Energy (16%) Transport (23%)
Buildings (32%)
Note:
All regions report ¼+ of all efforts in government
“what, when, why, where, who and how”
Private Sector
Schneider, IBM, Oracle, Siemens, invensys,
Cisco, Thales
Public Sector
Arhus, Amsterdam, Cairo, Dubai, Edinburgh,
Malaga, Barcelona, Songdo Yokohama
NGOs
European Union Smart Cities Stakeholder
Platform, Meeting of the Minds, MESH Cities
Transport: Types of Vehicles
Experimental Efforts
Berlin, Germany
Victoria, Australia
Issues/ Minimum Conditions
Market Considerations
• Vehicles (EVs
• Sufficient production
• Range
• Cost
Infrastructure Requirements
•
Charging Infrastructure
• Standards/compatibility (physical and systems)
• Location/placement/signage/visual recognition
• Cost structure
• Time/charging speed
Regulatory Environment
• Government commitment
• Stable power grid/ grid economics
Research
SMART CITY:
FOCAL POINT FOR SMARTNESS
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