How cities are turning to collective intelligence to enable smarter approaches to COVID-19.
Density - it’s part of what makes cities bustling cosmopolitan hubs for transnational commerce and mobility. It is also what makes them particularly vulnerable to the risks of outbreaks such as COVID-19, with some experts arguing it will force a significant rethink of urban planning if we are to achieve long-term survival in a pandemic world.
Can you guess how many people move to city every week?
Not hundreds. Not thousands. But more than a million.
Globally, there are 1.3 million people moving to cities every single week.
What does this convey?
Intensive urbanization andindustrialization.
Greater connectivity opens up greater efficiencies – from easing congestion to breathing cleaner air.
The world’s population is set to reach a staggering 8.6 billion within ten years, two-thirds of which is expected to be living in urban areas and cities. As population density grows, so too does the number of smart devices, estimated to number 75 billion by 2025.
As we become more connected and densely populated, society and the surrounding environment will be forced to change. Governing bodies are already having to completely rethink public services and become more data centric.
Smart buildings can create a domino effect, leading to more opportunities for integrated advancements in the urban setting. Smart buildings have been utilizing the Internet of Things (IoT) to connect and advance systems, delivering more efficiency and data. These connected systems could include IP video camera systems, access control systems, smart parking, etc.
The global smart building market size is projected to reach USD 42.70 billion by 2025. The major factor driving smart building market growth is the growing global energy usage concerns. The global smart cities market was valued US$ 302.0 Bn in 2019 and is expected to reach US$ 1,520 billion by 2027 at a CAGR of 23.3 %, according to sciencein.me and publicist360.com.
Each decade gives rise to new promise of an evolution – in lifestyle, convenience, security, societal cohesion, entertainment, transportation, even language – all led by technology.
Yet, these optimistic promises of a better future fall into vague memory so easily as society gets on with what needs getting on with, until those technologies mature and the antithesis of disruption – cohesion – is realised bringing together viable and practical technologies and then making them available at palatable price points.
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