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How is the city of the future look like? High tech, green, sustainable?TRANSCRIPT
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L. How do you envision the city of the future
LLM – International Business LawI.E School – Application 2014
Tatiana Sartori Judice
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Nowaday´s challenge:
1. Pollution
2. Lack of natural resources
3. Global warming
4. Globalization
The MEA
report
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Pollution
“In new estimates released, in 2012 around 7 million people died - one in eight of total global deaths – as a result of air pollution exposure.” - World Health Organization
“Pollution is already one of the biggest global killers and will become the biggest cause of premature death, killing an estimated 3.6 million people a year by 2050.”
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Lack of natural resources
“The world is heading for an ‘ecological credit crunch’ far worse than the current financial crisis because humans are over-using the natural resources of
the planet, an international study warns today.” – The Guardian
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“The Living Planet report calculates that humans are using 30% more resources than the Earth can replenish each year, which is leading to deforestation, degraded soils, polluted air and water, and dramatic declines in numbers of fish and other species.” – World Wildlife Fund
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“In the last 200 years, human activity is the primary cause of the of rising global temperature, raising it by about 1.4°F since the early 20th century.” – NCDC
At the current rate of retreat, all of the glaciers in Glacier National Park will be gone by 2070.
Global Warming
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“Global warming is the unusually rapid increase in Earth's average surface temperature over the past century primarily due to the greenhouse gases released as people burn fossil fuels." – Earth Observatory – NASA Space Flight Center.
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• Businesses and investors get much wider opportunities for investment.
• Resources of different countries are used for producing goods and services they are able to do most efficiently.
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“Globalisation is an inevitable phenomen in human history that´s been bringing the world closer through the exchange of goods and products, information, knowledge and culture.” – The World Bank
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• “It is for all these reasons that we absolutely must take our planet´s warning heart attack seriously. There is no longer a ‘normal’ for us to go back to.” – FRIEDMAN, Thomas - Hot, flat and crowded
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The city of the future will be:
1. Green
2. Sustainable
3. Hich tech
4. Efficient
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1. Green
• Green spaces, public and private.
• Green spaces promote outdoor social interaction, entertainment and sporting activities
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• Green architecture: environmentally safe, smart and energy efficient buildings.
Photovoltaic: solar thermal and electric cells allowing the structure to generate its own power and energy needs (generating solar energy by day and using it to illuminate by night).
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2. Sustainable
• Energy
• Transport
• Recycling system
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Renewable energy sources, such as solar panels, wind turbines will appear.
Buildings will be self sufficient: able to produce energy, recycle waste and measure their carbon footprint.
2.1. Energy
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2.2. Transport
Will be introduced electric cars that charge with solar panels on the roof and from magnetic coils embedded into the road.
The cars will have:-- Biometric security-- 360º cameras-- no driver-- sensing solutions-- wireless (to charge and sync your mobile)
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Your future car may be a living room
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Personal airplane
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Delivery drone
There is nothing an urbanite values more than a fast-food delivery so how about a takeaway delivered by drone? In the future, these automated flying machines will fill the skies replacing the motorbike and cycle couriers of today.
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Robo taxis
• It is likely cars will be self-driving. The lines between public and private transport will blur and we will all be hailing robo-taxis.
• Traffic lights will no longer be necessary.
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2.3. Recycling system
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3. High Tech
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Long Distance Travel
Maglev (magnetic levitation)
- The trains are entirely magnetically levitated, driven, and guided- Potential to reach speeds of 6,400 km/h- Emit less CO2- Quiet
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Future cities will be touchable and
connected
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4. Efficient
Inhabitants will live with revolutionary services, requiring minimal time and effort.
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Green
Sustainable
Permanently
connected
Efficient
Smart
This is how I envision the city of the future!