Essays about: "smart city developments"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words smart city developments.

1. 1. Gender Mainstreaming in Smart City Development : An Analysis of the Team Europe Initiative 'Green and Smart Cities SASA!' in Tanzania

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Sydney Van der Post; Elin Lundin; [2023]
   Keywords : gender mainstreaming; smart city developments; ownership; Team Europe Initiative; Tanzania; Green and Smart Cities SASA!;

   Abstract : The last decade has seen a substantial rise in smart cities across Africa (Aghimien et al., 2020:29). This research presents a case study on the Team Europe Initiative ‘Green and Smart Cities SASA!’ in Tanzania, a development initiative aiming to introduce smart city technologies in Mwanza, Tanga and Pemba. READ MORE

3. 2. Citizens resisting Smart Cities’ initiatives : The case of Concepción (Chile) and the R+D PACYT project.

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Natalia Belén Sandoval Quezada; [2021]
   Keywords : Smart cities; urban social conflict; right to the city; flagship projects; corporate storytelling; placebo interventions.;

   Abstract : Parque Científico y Tecnológico (PACYT, Science and Technology Park) is a large-scale R+D project that seems to be framed in a Smart City plan for Concepción, Chile, which the media has presented as “the Chilean Silicon Valley” (Araus, 2015; Tele13, 2019) and promises to bring not only research and development opportunities for the city but also thousands of direct and indirect jobs (Estudio Interdiseño, 2018; la Tercera, 2015) carried out by PACYT Corporation. Nonetheless, voices have raised to question the construction of the 91 hectares initiative, and some of them have even organized in citizen groups targeting the creation of the urban complex, which actively share information contesting the PACYT through social media, and coordinate activities to protest and spread the word. READ MORE

4. 3. New Housing Developments: A Localisation Strategy considering Energy-Efficiency from an Urban Structure and Transport Perspective for the city of Falun

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Energiteknik

   Author : Adeyemi Kazeem Ajayi; [2020]
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   Abstract : There are several considerations when planning new housing developments, and resultant problems require critical analysis. This thesis has focused on studying some part of the potential issues in the case of a project in the city of Falun. READ MORE

5. 4. Dynamic Digitalisation in the Lighting Industry. Present Technology and Future Scenarios in the Design of Smart Urban Lighting

   University essay from KTH/Ljusdesign

   Author : Elisa Rocchi; [2020]
   Keywords : Architectural lighting design; lighting technology; IoT; smart lighting; digitalisation; hyperconnectivity; programmable world; interoperability; urban lighting; smart city; open source city;

   Abstract : In the last decade, major developments in mobile and sensor network technologies, as well as in more secure data management solutions allowed an accelerated expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT) in different markets, including the smart lighting technology. These technological developments, currently shaping the lighting industry, have the power to enhance the liveability of spaces and improve people’s lives. READ MORE

6. 5. Geographic Concentration of Industry 4.0 patents in Sweden: 2010-2017

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Alisa Chabanyuk; [2020]
   Keywords : Industry 4.0 innovation; Technology shifts; Smart technology patents; Innovation output; Geographic concentration; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : In the age of ever-growing technological advancements, delegating some of the inherently human tasks to smart machines is becoming more and more common. The possibly new wave of industrialization – Industry 4. READ MORE