essay ii city of the future
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How do you envision the city of the future?
An essay presentation by
CARLOS ALEJANDRO PINEDA PINEL
For application to IE´s GEMBA
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The urbanization trend will continue
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Main Predictions•Cities will be more interconnected both within and
outside• There will be less pollution and congestion and more
energy efficiency• They will also face challenges regarding water and
food supply•My predictions are based on current trends
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Governance
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City Government • Government will be more
decentralized and responsive to public opinion (social media will make government more accountable). • Many services will be provided by
smaller communal units • There will be more voting and citizen
consultation. • Voting will be easier and done
electronically (possibly through mobile devices).
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Environment
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General Predictions
• Resources will be handled more efficiently • Cleaner energy production,
more efficient traffic management and better transportation will reduce pollution
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Water
• Water resources will become strained by population growth. • Water use technologies will
become more efficient. • Yards and gardens will be heavily
taxed, more parks and green areas will be built and maintained by the city.
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Waste Management• Increasing cost of land
for landfills will make cities tax non-recyclable garbage• ”Repair shops” will have
a bit of a resurgence
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Energy and Resources
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Energy• Cities will be cleaner and
more energy efficient• Solar panels will become
more efficient, cost friendly and aesthetic• Energy storage will be more
efficient.
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Electrical Grid• Solar panels on rooftops and
windows will become prevalent.• More people will generate their
own energy. • Houses will be interconnected
and excess energy will be sold to less efficient or more energy demanding consumers.
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Transportation and
Communications
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Connectivity• Cities will be more
interconnected through better and more reliable transportation. • Better transport infrastructure
will be built (Airports, Hyperloop, Maglev or others).• New transportation systems, will
allow people to live and work in different cities.
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Logistics and Transport
• Autonomous trucks and airplanes will bring down logistic costs and consumer prices• Drone delivery and 3D
printing will make brick and mortar stores less necessary
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Traffic• Less vehicles will be necessary to
convey a similar level of mobility as on demand car services become prevalent• Self-driving cars will decongest roads
and make them almost accident free. • Alternative forms of mobility such as
cycling and walking will be incentivized.• Less parking space will be required,
improving congestion.
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Security and Privacy
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Privacy• Cities will be less private.• Cameras, tracking devices on
vehicles and roads and other types of invasive technologies will become accepted intrusions• Government will become more
intrusive and responsive as cities become neural networks that collect information on behavioral patterns
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Police• Surveillance technology will
make police less visible and more effective• Response time from
emergency services will improve dramatically.• Police-citizen personal
interactions will become less frequent
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Work and Leisure
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Work• Better communications will
allow more people to work from home, office buildings will be less necessary• Commuting from home will
allow for more leisure time. • New industries around said
leisure will rise.
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Entertainment• Information from social
networks will create more personalized services. For instance, businesses will welcome new costumers by name and offer items catered to their personal tastes. • Advertising will be everpresent,
more personalized and invasive.
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Challenges
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Challenges• Land prices will continue to rise
exponentially• Vertical farms will be necessary to
reduce food transportation costs• Even with more efficient policing,
crime will remain an issue• Some cities will still struggle with
poverty and new forms of social welfare will have to be created
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