Smart Cities, Buildings and Communities

Synopsis

The concept of smart communities is based on intelligent infrastructure such as broadband (FttH) and smart grids, so that connected and sustainable communities can be developed. However, before these smart communities can be built, trans-sector policies and strategies need to be developed.

They can’t be built from the current silo structure that dominates our thinking; but require a holistic approach which includes environmental issues such as self sufficient energy buildings, energy exchanges for renewable energy and e-cars, delivery of e-health, e-education, e-government services as well as digital media and internet services.

This report discusses and provides examples of some of the developments taking place around the world towards building smart cities and communities.

Latest developments:

In many cities around the world, high density living is the norm and attention is now turning towards making this style of living more sustainable; Technology innovations include water harvesting and re-use, solar collection and energy efficient appliances including heating and cooling; Sustainable urban transport systems are also on the agenda for many governments.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Introduction
  • 2.1 Digital cities: digital dreams?
• 3. Building smart cities to ease the stress
  • 3.1 A population of nine billion people
  • 3.2 The role of smart cities
  • 3.3 We need to use people power
  • 3.4 Education, information, empowerment
  • 3.5 Changes are starting to drive action
  • 3.6 Intelligent/smart technologies and systems
• 4. Key components of smart cities
  • 4.1 A smart city built on three pillars
  • 4.2 Smart grids
  • 4.3 Next generation telecoms/National broadband networks
  • 4.4 Open networks
  • 4.5 Smart buildings/homes
    • 4.5.1 Smart Home Cloud Services
    • 4.5.2 Home networks
  • 4.6 Smart transport (separate report)
• 5. Strategies for smart communities
  • 5.1 Tran-sector thinking
  • 5.2 Rebuilding communities
  • 5.3 Greenfield communities
• 6. Global overview of smart communities
  • 6.1 Asia
    • 6.1.1 South Korea
    • 6.1.2 Suwon
    • 6.1.3 Seoul
    • 6.1.4 Ubiquitous Korea (u-Korea)
    • 6.1.5 Busan
    • 6.1.6 China
    • 6.1.7 Shanghai
    • 6.1.8 Chongqing
    • 6.1.9 Japan
    • 6.1.10 Singapore
    • 6.1.11 India
  • 6.2 North America
  • 6.3 Europe
    • 6.3.1 Netherlands
    • 6.3.2 Madrid – Urban Energy Management
    • 6.3.3 Malta – Smart City Malta
    • 6.3.4 Portugal – world’s greenest city planned for northern Portugal
    • 6.3.5 Benchmarking studies – Europe
• 7. Intelligent Communities Forum
• 8. Related reports

• Exhibit 1 – Smart City – Masdar City – Abu Dhabi
• Exhibit 2 – Smart Homes
• Exhibit 3 – Learning from e-cars
• Exhibit 4 – Example of trans-sector collaboration in a Smart City
• Exhibit 5 – Oncor (TXU) and the Current Group – Texas
• Exhibit 6 – Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) – California
• Exhibit 7 – Xcel Energy’s Smart Grid City
• Exhibit 8 – Southern California Edison, California
• Exhibit 9 – American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009
• Exhibit 10 – Smart shopping