SMART CITIES-EXCLUSIVE
Future Vision & Technology of Smart Cities 2020 shows that there is a rise in awareness towards smart cities. Many major automobile manufacturers and telecommunications companies formed business and capital alliances for smart city projects in 2020. Let’s have a look at the emerging visions for our smart cities and the required technologies which will greatly affect the future of the smart cities we will live in.
1. Future city vision through smart cities
Behind the emergence of smart cities is a social issue that various cities around the world face. An increase of people moving from rural areas to cities. As seen in the explosive rise in population of cities of all continents, it is estimated that approximately 6.7 billion people, which is 68% of the world’s population, will move to urban areas by 2050. What kind of issues arise if the population grows in urban areas? What immediately comes to mind are traffic congestion, increases in exhaust gas, and shortages of energy such as electricity and gas. Also, situations which may lead to risks that weaken the city's ability to function, including lack of proper medical care and overflow of trash are expected to occur. With these kinds of social issues in the background, an idea to create a smart city that enables smooth, efficient, and comfortable functioning by managing the entire city using elements such as IoT (Internet of Things) has emerged. For example, this enables mitigation of traffic congestion to provide comfortable transportation and thus eliminating the need to create new
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