SmartBlueCity 2018 - Book of Abstracts by Chrysses Nicolaides

3rd Euro-Mediterranean Conference & Exhibition â&#x20AC;&#x153;Featuring Territorial Intelligence of Small and Medium-sized Cities and Insular Communities in the Mediterranean Scenery Building Bridges between Local Endeavors and Global Developmentsâ&#x20AC;?

BOOK OF ABSTRACTS

The Sun Hall Hotel, Larnaca - Cyprus

October 5-6, 2018

Contents Plenary Session 1 .......................................................................................1 Keynote speeches ................................................................................................................. 1

Plenary Session 2 .......................................................................................2 Establishing Bridges between Industry, Policy Makers and Academia / Social Community........................................................................................................................... 2 “Making our Cities Smart” ................................................................................................ 2 “Smart City Security and Surveillance – The Case of Zanzibar” ...................................... 2 “Electric Vehicle Infrastructure in Cyprus” ....................................................................... 2 “Smart Cities and Citizens in Sustainable Coastal Settlements’ Development” ............... 2

Session 1 .....................................................................................................3 Linking Cultural Heritage (CH) to Technology in a Smart City Context ...................... 3 “Interactive Visualization Methods for Accessing Built Heritage as Urban Commons in Mediterranean Cities”........................................................................................................ 4 “Governing Technology-based Cultural Heritage: The Case Study of Sardinia (Italy)” ... 5 “Mapping Cultural Heritage in Coastal Areas with UAS: The Case Study of Lesvos Island” ............................................................................................................................... 6 “Smart Survey and Sustainable Protection of Mediterranean Hidden Architectural Heritage” ........................................................................................................................... 7

Session 2 .....................................................................................................8 Coping with Challenges and Risks in the MED Environment ........................................ 8 “Hydro-environmental Monitoring Supported by Crowd-Sourcing Data for Flood Risk Management And Assessment” ......................................................................................... 9 “H2020 VI-SEEM Cross-disciplinary Actions: Interactive Visualization of Climate Anomalies in Mediterranean Cities” ............................................................................... 10 “Novel UAV Functionalities for Resilient Critical Infrastructures” .................................11 “ICT-Based Participatory Design Model for Urban Transformation Areas under Disaster Risk: The Case of Istanbul” ............................................................................................. 12

Session 3 ...................................................................................................13 Linking Cultural Heritage (CH) to Technology and Training in a Smart City Context ............................................................................................................................................. 13 “A Serious Game Platform for Learning Folkloric Dances Using Depth Sensors and Labanotation” .................................................................................................................. 14

“Enhancing Cultural Tourism Experiences in Albania through Mobile Augmented Reality Applications”....................................................................................................... 15 “Land, Bio-Cultural Heritage Conservation and Urbanization of the Bedouin in Israel” 16 “Smart Specialization in Support of Regional Development in the Eastern Mediterranean: Designing a University-Led Science, Engineering and Technology Centre of Excellence for Cultural Heritage in Cyprus” ................................................... 17

Session 4 ...................................................................................................18 Sustainable Management of Inland / Sea Waters and Coastal / Island Areas – Evidence-based Results ..................................................................................................... 18 “Blue Line - Urban Design Project in Beirut, Lebanon” ................................................. 19 “Decision Support Tools for Maritime Spatial Planning: Lessons Learned from a Case Study in Central Mediterranean Waters” ......................................................................... 20 “Synergy of New Investments with the Sustainable Development of Small and Medium Island Cities - Case Study Karsibór” ............................................................................... 21 “Attica Islands’Network: A Step forward to the Development of Municipalities of Attica Islands” ............................................................................................................................ 22

Session 5 ...................................................................................................23 Larnaca towards 2030 ....................................................................................................... 23 “Strategic Plan of the city of Larnaca, paving city’s developments towards 2030” ....... 24

Session 6 ...................................................................................................25 Linking Cultural Heritage (CH) to Technology and Training in a Smart City context ............................................................................................................................................. 25 “In-situ conservation of a WWI Australian submarine in the Sea of Marmara, Turkey” 26 “Comparing the Potential of Combining Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage with Tourism Activities in three Mediterranean Countries” .................................................... 27 “Unburying Hidden Land and Maritime Cultural Potential of Small Islands in the Mediterranean for Tracking Heritage-led Local Development Paths – Case Study LerosGreece” ............................................................................................................................ 28 “The Training Programme and the Digital Preservation Study of the Archaeological Remains from two Minoan Sites in Eastern Crete, Greece” ........................................... 29

Session 7 ...................................................................................................30 Smart and Sustainable Mobility....................................................................................... 30 “AI and Road Maintenance” ........................................................................................... 31 “Involving Citizens in a Participation Process for Increasing Walkability” .................... 32 “Investigating the Desires of the Public with Sentiment Analysis in the Context of the Implementation of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs)”................................... 33 “Urban Rail Transit and Urban Land Market: A Comparative Analysis between Highincome and Low-income Neighbourhoods of Tehran-Iran” ............................................ 34

Session 8 ...................................................................................................35 Smart Participation, Smart Citizens and Smart Urban Management – Planning Approaches, Tools and Technologies................................................................................ 35 “The Digital Impact Lab Bremen and Other Tools in PS2” ............................................ 36 “Normalized Model of Readability of Cityscape as a Tool to Understand Social-Spatial Interactions” .................................................................................................................... 37 “First Results of the Smart and Sustainable City Index in Israel” ................................... 38 “Open1 YDATA – A Holistic Perspective on Smart Water Management” ...................... 39 “Urban Inter-Genres: Collaborative Speculative Design as Pre-governance - The WalkAcropolis, Design Jams and Participative Urban Re-Design Projects in PS2” ............... 40

Session 9 ...................................................................................................41 Smart Energy Developments ............................................................................................ 41 “Energy in the Built Environment” ................................................................................. 42 “Renewable Energy Role as one of the Key Drivers Forming Desired Sustainable Urban Communities Paradigm - Case-specific of Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone)” ...... 43 “Optimal Design and Operation of Temporary Power Installations - A Case Study on Cost and CO2 Savings for Outdoor Festivals in the Netherlands” .................................. 44 “An Assessment of Thermal Comfort and Air Quality in Educational Space: A Case Study of Design Studios in the AAST-Alexandria”......................................................... 45

Session 10 .................................................................................................46 Tools and Technologies in a Smart City Context ............................................................ 46 “Approaching our Autonomous Future: A Bibliometric and Social Media Analysis” .... 47 “3D City Models as Tools in Urban Planning” ............................................................... 48 “Data-driven Dashboards: Monitoring and Analysing Local Labour Markets” .............. 49 “MO!N - Moderation, Orientation, Integration, Networking - Refugees Digital Education for Green Jobs” ................................................................................................................ 50

Session 11 .................................................................................................51 Approaches for Managing Social, Spatial, etc. Dimensions in Smart Urban Contexts51 “RESet Urban Resonance - People´s Social Participation in New Urbanity” ................. 52 “GIS-based Estimation of Spatio-Temporal Population Distribution at the Building Level of Detail towards a Safer City”........................................................................................ 53 “Lean Thinking as a Set of Guidelines for Smart Cities” ................................................ 54 “Smart Decision Making Support Tool for Optimizing Student Allocation to School Units”............................................................................................................................... 55

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Session 12 .................................................................................................56 Sustainable Urban Management – Gathering evidence-based results from the Mediterranean and European Case Studies ................................................................... 56 “Cherished Burden - Integrating Heritage and Sustainability into a Comprehensive Coastal Strategy” ............................................................................................................. 57 “Smart City and Cadastral Data - Case Study Thessaloniki” .......................................... 58 “Smart Fostering of Local Identity by Development of Temporary Functions on Post Industrial Areas” .............................................................................................................. 59 “Urban Regeneration Programs in Europe and Greece - From HafenCity, to Ellhniko and St. Dionysius-Piraeus”..................................................................................................... 60

Session 13 .................................................................................................61 Planning Smart Cities in the MED – Stepping forward Progress on Planning Approaches and Tools ....................................................................................................... 61 “Ontology Development for Semantic Exploration of the Smart City Context in Small and Medium-Sized Cities in the Mediterranean” ............................................................ 62 “Island Synergy - A Method of Creative Integration in Spatial Planning and Management” .................................................................................................................. 63 “An Ecosystem Services-based Approach to Assess Territorial Impacts of Renewable Energy Sources Plants: The Case of Micro Wind Power Plants in Potenza” .................. 64 “Increasing Effectiveness of Participatory Spatial Planning Processes: An e-Decision Support System” .............................................................................................................. 65 “Building Development Strategies for Collaborative Design and Negotiation: GEODESIGN Applications in Weakest Urban Areas” .................................................... 66

Plenary Session 1 Keynote speeches

“Alexandria & Alexandrian-ism - A History of Cultural Interaction” Prof. Mohamed Fouad Awad, Egypt “Sustainable Management of Underwater Cultural Heritage: The Route from Discovery to Engagement - Open Issues in the Mediterranean” Prof. Vasilike Argyropoulos, Greece “Smartening up Engagement in Underwater Cultural Heritage: Key Enabling Tools and Technologies” Assist. Prof. Dimitrios Skarlatos, Cyprus

Plenary Session 2 Establishing Bridges between Industry, Policy Makers and Academia / Social Community “Making our Cities Smart” Gabriel Panis, Service Delivery Platforms, Cyta

“Smart City Security and Surveillance – The Case of Zanzibar” George Alexandru, Revitech Global Solutions SRL

“Electric Vehicle Infrastructure in Cyprus” Marios Pappoutis, Electricity Authority of Cyprus

“Smart Cities and Citizens in Sustainable Coastal Settlements’ Development” Ophir Paz Pines, Head of the Institute for Local Government, Social Sciences Faculty, Tel Aviv University, Director of the Israel Coastal Cities’ Forum

Session 1 Linking Cultural Heritage (CH) to Technology in a Smart City Context

Chair: Prof. Ian D. MacLeod

“Interactive Visualization Methods for Accessing Built Heritage as Urban Commons in Mediterranean Cities” Georgios Artopoulos Abstract Built heritage can be used to influence positively the social cohesion of neighbourhoods as it could be promoted in such a way that, instead of provoking tensions and divide, would offer spaces of inclusion and interesting everyday experiences. The paper will discuss the use of ICT for enhancing community participation and user engagement in the management of historic public spaces as commons. More specifically, the paper will present the theoretical considerations, proceedings and practical outcomes of the training school that took place in Nicosia, the last divided capital of Europe, in the context of the COST Action TU1306 CyberParks (http://cyberparks-project.eu). It will introduce the history of Nicosia and present new approaches to the use of ICT for facilitating the re-appropriation of the moat of Nicosia’s medieval fortifications from being used as parking space, and other fragmentary private uses, into a green belt that highlights the only shared heritage that unites the two sides of the divided city, that is, its Medieval Walls. It will discuss about simulation, visualization and interactive narratives, which contribute to the exploitation of heritage in Mediterranean cities for the reactivation of neglected urban green spaces, drawing from the H2020 VI-SEEM project pool of applications (http://vi-seem.eu). Contextualized in the broader research area of sustainable heritage management, the paper will reflect on the applicability of an integrated approach to heritage planning, by means of computational tools and methods that enable local authorities and stakeholders to better understand the operation of historic public spaces, and the visualization of the impact of environmental conditions. The paper will conclude by considering the importance of using digital tools and ICT for associating the cultural identities of historic sites with their contemporary everyday life and appropriation by citizens – an operation that is suggested to positively impact socially resilient cities.

Keywords: Interdisciplinary Digital Methodologies; Interactive Visualization; Virtual Environments; Accessible Smart Tourism; Mediterranean historic cities; Heritage Site Management

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Governing Technology-based Cultural Heritage: The Case Study of Sardinia (Italy)â&#x20AC;? Chiara Garau, Paola Zamperlin, Margherita Azzari and Gianluca Melis

Abstract Nowadays, the vision of 'smart development' applied in the field of cultural heritage increasingly shapes current urbanism and, consequentially, current tourism in order to respond appropriately to the growing issues and complexities of cities. Multi-source big data, real-time processing for complex data, sensors and so on, are changing the city-usersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; behaviors, and consequently, the way to know and govern the cities and their cultural heritage. The challenges and opportunities of data governance in technologydriven smart city initiatives are significant and can have long-term positive impacts for city-users, their cultural heritage and their city. Starting from this point of view, this paper firstly intends to propose a critical analysis on the current debate on smart tourism, in order to provide an overview on how its governance applied to smart urbanism has evolved in the last years. Finally, authors present an ongoing project in which the cultural and identitarian goods of Sardinia are collected, detected, imported and coded, with a precision at present not yet published. The use of these data allows the authors to test cultural tourism paths in particularly sensitive contexts of Sardinia, in order to improve the quality of Sardinian smart tourism. The paper ends by analyzing the results of the research in progress.

Keywords: Smart governance; Smart tourism; Smart territory; Cultural heritage

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mapping Cultural Heritage in Coastal Areas with UAS: The Case Study of Lesvos Islandâ&#x20AC;? Konstantinos Topouzelis, Apostolos Papakonstantinou, Ioannis Kourtzellis, Dimitris Kavroudakis, Michail Chtenellis, and Michail Vaitis

Abstract Last years the role of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) becomes more and more crucial in a wide variety of scientific aspects that need fast and reliable geodata to monitor coastal cultural heritage areas. The dynamic processes in the coastal zone and human activities on the coastal environment produce pressure on cultural heritage, especially in touristic places. The last years, UAS are used as an additional tool for monitoring cultural sites in sensitive coastal areas. UAS are used to provide accurate spatial data and high-resolution imagery products in various spatial and temporal scales. The use of UAS for mapping cultural heritage sites in coastal zone, e.g ancient port and underwater petrified trees are presented. Both have increasing interest among scientists and archaeologists in terms of status, documentation, mapping and restoration. This study outlines the integration of UAS for data acquisition and Structure from Motion (SfM) pipeline for the visualization of selected cultural areas in the coastal zone. The used UAS-SfM methodology produces very detailed orthophoto maps for mapping and detecting; cultural sites, coastline changes, coastal erosion and the human pressure. The produced orthophoto maps analyzed and the cultural information is mapped using GIS, following all the appropriate cartographic techniques. In addition, a metadata catalogue has been developed in order to facilitate on-line searching operations for all the products of the data acquisition and cartographic processes. For this reason, a specific metadata profile was implemented, based on the INSPIRE framework.

Keywords: UAV; Cultural sites; UAS, Data acquisition; UAV-SfM, Coastal monitoring; Human activities mapping; Touristic coastal zones; Geographic metadata; INSPIRE

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Smart Survey and Sustainable Protection of Mediterranean Hidden Architectural Heritageâ&#x20AC;? Zbigniew Paszkowski

Abstract In the Mediterranean area there are hundreds of ancient cities that have ceased to exist, millions of valuable building parts and sculptures remain hidden. This hidden resource requires special care and protection. A probably much larger part of this resource than this exposed to spectators, is not yet discovered. Historic buildings are often hidden underground or underwater, not properly protected against devastation and robbery. The author proposes to launch an international program for the recognition, survey and assessment of archeological and architectural heritage, aiming at the development of plans for the protection of undiscovered cultural heritage. They should designate protection areas of limited access due to the potential occurrence of monumental objects underground or underwater. In order to be able to assess the range of possible occurrence of objects of bygone cultures, it is necessary to carry out specialized field studies. The author indicates that digital smart technologies, such as digital maps of the area, satellite and aerial photographs and electromagnetic georadar survey could be used in this research. Recognition of areas with hidden heritage resources and creation of heritage protection plans would protect the areas against destructive developments; and the monuments not yet explored against devastation. By use of non-destructive survey methods, it is possible to identify underground and underwater heritage resources without the need for expensive and long-term archaeological exploration. The information should be collected on a unified digital platform and be made available in limited or general access. These data can be useful for creating local land development plans and defining areas for new buildings. In accordance with the principle of sustainable development, there is no need to discover and collect all the treasures of cultural heritage that are hidden from our eyes. We should however let them exist in situ and properly protect them for the next generations.

Keywords: Heritage protection; Smart city; Archeology; Mediterranean area

Session 2 Coping with Challenges and Risks in the MED Environment Chair: Prof. Yoav Yair

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea#/media/File:Souostrov%C3%AD_Pakleni_otoci.jpg

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hydro-environmental Monitoring Supported by Crowd-Sourcing Data for Flood Risk Management And Assessmentâ&#x20AC;? Andreas Kallioras, Athanasia Tsertou, Michail Diakakis, Christos Pouliaris, Andreja Jonoski and Angelos Amditis

Abstract Citizen participation in the environmental policy making process is a new concept still in development, however with a growing interest in it. This study presents the newly funded H2020 EU project SCENT, which aims to use smart collaborative technologies to enable citizens to become the ''eyes'' of the authorities and policy makers and to monitor land-cover/use changes through everyday activities. In particular, SCENT will design and implement a toolbox of innovative technologies to improve current maps and make flooding prediction models more accurate. Such technologies include lowcost and portable sensors; an innovative crowd sourcing platform; serious gaming applications for large-scale image collection; machine learning for image and text classification; numerical models for mapping land-cover changes to quantifiable impact on flood risks and a harmonization platform; consolidating data and adding to Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS). The Scent Toolbox, a crowd-sourcing platform, gaming application, authoring tool, and intelligence engine with numerical models, allows citizens, policy makers and other users to freely use Scent technologies to contribute to the aims of the project. The Scent toolbox will be tested in two large scale pilots; the urban case of the Kifisos River in Attica, Greece and the rural case of the Danube Delta, Romania. The impact of the toolbox in the assessment of flood risks and flooding patterns will be evaluated. Due to the wide geographical coverage of the Kifisos River basin and the scarcity of in-situ monitoring stations with respect to river discharge, the approach that SCENT will take is hybrid:(i) a combined hydrological and hydrodynamic model of the entire catchment will be developed, on which citizens will contribute with qualitative information such as reporting on water level and flows and (ii) a detailed hydrologicalhydraulic model will be designed for a sub-catchment located in an upstream part of the Kifisos catchment.

Keywords: Circular economy; Recycling; Small islands; Waste management monitoring; Regional planning

“H2020 VI-SEEM Cross-disciplinary Actions: Interactive Visualization of Climate Anomalies in Mediterranean Cities” Theodoros Christoudias, George Artopoulos and Panayiotis S. Charalambous

Abstract More than half of the world’s population lives in metropolitan areas (2014 UN World Urbanization Prospect Report). By 2050, this will increase to 86% in developed, and 64% in developing nations. Already, the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region is experiencing a high degree of urbanization, with 400% growth in urban structures since 1970. It is expected that over the next 40 years there will be an additional 200% growth of larger cites. Climate change will have particularly strong impacts in the lived experience of urban settings, posing challenges to the material integrity as well as built heritage. Sustainability challenges are of particular relevance to MENA, including the rich in heritage cities of the eastern Mediterranean, such as Nicosia. Nicosia, the capital of the Republic of Cyprus and the only major inland city has been continuously inhabited for over 4500 years, is estimated to become a climate change ‘hotspot'. Recognizing the need to prepare for a range of extreme conditions has become crucial, as projected changes will bring a higher number of extreme weather events. This includes prolonged heat waves with enhanced urban warming, urban flooding from high-intensity rainstorms, and deteriorating of air quality due to aeolian desert dust transported from North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, and pollution from neighbouring countries. We present interactive immersive simulations that illustrate possible futures of this city, visualizing forthcoming conditions of heat, dust and floods using scientific data of climate observations and model projections to contribute towards the achievement of an integrated climate change adaptation strategy for cities in the region; and to safeguard the well-being of people, including both their social structures and the conservation of the built environment.

Keywords: Climate change, Dust, Heat, Floods, Nicosia, MENA

“Novel UAV Functionalities for Resilient Critical Infrastructures” Panayiotis Kolios, Nicolas Flourentzou and Elias Kyriakidis

Abstract UAV technology is rapidly growing and maturing to the level that it can now be used in, among others, emergency response, assets’ inspection, and intelligent transportation. In this work, we showcase relevant drone technologies, explore research opportunities, and demonstrate through the aforementioned use cases how research can drive these disruptive systems forward within our social, economic, and scientific activities.

Keywords: UAV technology; Emergency response; Assets’ inspection; Intelligent transportation

“ICT-Based Participatory Design Model for Urban Transformation Areas under Disaster Risk: The Case of Istanbul” Ahmet Gün, Burak Pak and Yüksel Demir (virtual presentation)

Abstract Turkey is located on main fault lines and therefore this country has been vulnerable to earthquakes throughout the history. Today, big earthquake is expected to occur in the next 20 years. Istanbul is one of the pioneer examples of cities, where earthquake risk is the highest. So a lot of urban areas need to be transformed promptly. Millions of housing units are earthquake prone and a great majority of these buildings is planned to demolish and then rebuilt in next 15 years within the scope of urban transformation. Although “Law no. 6306 on Transformation of Areas under Disaster Risk” was enacted to accelerate this process in 2012, this law ignores public participation and it reduces urban transformation process to three basic physical construction steps, namely: determination of risky areas, evacuation of building and demolition, implementation so it causes some conflicts inherently. Thus, there is a need for developing alternative models for empowering citizens and providing public participation atmosphere so that these areas can be transformed properly by sustaining their values. On the other hand, developed countries utilize Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)-based participatory design techniques and tools in order to establish a public participation atmosphere by considering and using citizens' desires, needs and proposals as valuable input in urban design processes. These technologies and tools are developed and customized regarding requirements of project. Thus, they may provide valuable opportunities for urban transformation processes in Turkey. Therefore, this study firstly aims to explore ICT-based participatory design approaches by investigating used tools and techniques in real world cases. Then, it examines these cases according to some parameters, e.g. affordances, challenges, privacy, representativeness, empowerment level etc. These findings are then evaluated and interpreted by considering cultural, social and technological context of Turkey. Finally, an ICT-based participatory design process is developed for use in the urban transformation process in Istanbul.

Keywords: Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs); Public participation; Urban development; Urban transformation; Istanbul

Session 3 Linking Cultural Heritage (CH) to Technology and Training in a Smart City Context Chair: Assist. Prof. Georgios Artopoulos

â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Serious Game Platform for Learning Folkloric Dances Using Depth Sensors and Labanotationâ&#x20AC;? Ioannis Rallis and Anastasios Doulamis

Abstract In 2003, UNESCO emerges the convention for the safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH), which is considered of equal importance as the tangible elements. One of the most important domains of ICH is folkloric dances. However, preserving, documenting or even training a folkloric dance for education purposes and transferring the ICH elements to the next generation is a challenging task due to technical difficulties it involves. A choreography is a time-varying 3D process (4D modeling), including dynamic co-interactions among different actors, emotional and style attributes, as well as supplementary elements, such as music tempo and costumes. The recent process in software and hardware technology has emerged new depth acquisition sensors of low cost such as Kinect-II. These devices are programmable and allow for extracting humansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; skeleton data in terms of 3D points, each corresponding to a human joint. This information can be combined with computer graphics software toolkits for creating serious games that will stimulate users to learn and interact with folkloric choreographies. In this paper, we present some results of the EU H2020 TERPSICHORE project with the purpose of developing ICT solutions for transforming the ICH elements of folkloric choreographies into tangible measurable objects. For this reason, first a low-cost Kinect sensor is used to capture the choreographic dynamics expressed as time-varying 3D joint points. Then, geometry transformations are applied on the captured 3D human joints for extracting kinematics attributes. Laban movement analysis is adopted to represent the choreography using tangible elements. Then, computer graphics programmable software toolkits are exploited to allow learning of traditional folkloric dances with a highly interaction framework.

Keywords: Intangible Cultural Heritage; Serious Games; Labanotation; Depth Sensors; 3D Modelling

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Enhancing Cultural Tourism Experiences in Albania through Mobile Augmented Reality Applicationsâ&#x20AC;? Ana Dhembi, Endri Xhina, Dimitris Kavroudakis and Christos Kalloniatis Abstract IT applications could offer a wide range of advantages in the tourist sector. The use of mobile applications in the tourist sector offers comparative advantages in terms of sites accessibility and geographical awareness of users. In this article, we discuss about the process of designing and implementing an Android application using open-source libraries. Our application is dedicated to the tourist sector in Albania. The proposed platform (Pika) is a mobile application that provides useful information for tourists and points of interest (PoI) in the surrounding environment. Pika uses the GPS and the compass sensors of the mobile device in order to define location and direction of the user; and retrieves information from various APIs such as Google Maps, OpenStreetMaps, Wikipedia, etc. Our application allows searching information based on a structured hierarchy and user demands. It gives basic information about the points of interest and a detailed information page is provided once a PoI is selected. Interaction is optimized mainly for touch screen enabled devices. This is a work-in-progress and could be used from a wide range of tourist subsectors, such as gastronomical destinations, cultural events and cultural sites of a city. Novelty of this work is based in the efficient use of both spatial data and maps along with technologies of Augmented Reality.

Keywords: Augmented Reality; Android; Open-source; GPS; Android; Google Maps; OpenStreetMaps

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Land, Bio-Cultural Heritage Conservation and Urbanization of the Bedouin in Israelâ&#x20AC;? Avinoam Meir Abstract The state of Israel has planned and initiated an urbanization process among the Bedouin since the 1970s in which many were detached from pastoral life in their territories and relocated to towns. Consequently grazing has been curtailed considerably. This carries significant environmental implications; one of the major ones is related theoretically to the concept of bio-cultural diversity. Contrary to past approaches, biological diversity and cultural diversity are presently understood as integrated within socio-ecological systems into the concept of bio-cultural diversity. That is, indigenous communities that are supported directly by local natural resources for subsistence maintain a latent social and cultural vernacular system for their management and conservation. The beliefs, customs and taboos inherent in this system reflect the immersion of the people in this environment, which carries the entire accumulated local cultural knowledge and in fact generates a particular local cultural layer. It follows that detachment of these indigenous people from their particular environment through external non-sensitive urban planning detracts their contribution to cultural diversity and ecological stability. Based on years of research in this field I claim that the issue of state policy towards Bedouin flock grazing is related to this conceptual framework. Among the Bedouin flock grazing has long been unprofitable. Yet it is still maintained as an important cultural symbol, particularly in many villages whose population has refused to move to towns and remains thus legally unrecognized by the state. From a bio-cultural heritage perspective, this symbol may carry a significant ecological value in terms of protecting biological diversity in their region because, as scientific knowledge indicates, biological diversity peaks under conditions of moderate grazing, which is precisely the case in these villages. This notion is highly significant for state policy of Bedouin settlement and urbanization and particularly to its policy of non-recognition of these villages. We posit that Bedouin contribution in these villages to biological diversity and thus to ecological balance should be recognized by state policy not only due to their right to preserve their cultural heritage, but also the right of the ecological system to enjoy this cultural service provided by them. Integration of this principle into the policy will allow materialization of the combined right of the Bedouin and the ecological system for bio-culturality and heritage conservation and for social, spatial and environmental justice.

Keywords: Heritage conservation; Urbanization; Bedouin; Participation in urban decision-making processes

“Smart Specialization in Support of Regional Development in the Eastern Mediterranean: Designing a University-Led Science, Engineering and Technology Centre of Excellence for Cultural Heritage in Cyprus” Phaedon Kyriakidis, Athos Agapiou, Vasiliki Lysandrou, Nicholas Kyriakides and Georgios Leventis

Abstract Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean region are hosts to a unique Cultural Heritage (CH) wealth, whose valorization and contribution to sustainable development calls for concentrated efforts with regards to CH documentation, scientific study, monitoring, protection, and promotion. Most traditional practices addressing the aforementioned requirements, however, do not take into account the quadruple helix framework for development necessary to meet specific socio-economic challenges and needs; namely research and academia, policy stakeholders, industry and Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs), as well as end-users within society. One of the reasons for this shortcoming is the lack of Centres of Excellence (CoEs), having sufficient science mass and competence/specialization for such a multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional endeavor. MedSTACH is a Horizon 2020 one-year project, aiming to address this imperative through the design of the Eastern Mediterranean Science, Engineering and Technology Centre of Excellence for Cultural Heritage and Regional Development. MedSTACH’s key objective is to establish Cyprus as an excellence hub in CH and regional development, capitalizing on multidisciplinary research and technological innovation. The MedSTACH consortium includes the Cyprus University of Technology (coordinating partner) and the University of Cyprus, as well as the key national stakeholders and policy-makers responsible for CH management and for the promotion of Cyprus’ touristic product, namely the Department of Antiquities and the Cyprus Tourism Organization, respectively. The Cypriot institutions have joined forces with two highly prestigious scientific organizations in relevant fields, the University College London and the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas. MedSTACH is fully aligned with the Smart Specialisation Strategy for Cyprus, as it responds to the need for the valorization of the unique CH of Cyprus (and the broader region), as well as the development of alternative forms of thematic (cultural) tourism.

Keywords: Geospatial technologies; Archaeology; Smart growth; Sustainability

Session 4 Sustainable Management of Inland / Sea Waters and Coastal / Island Areas â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Evidence-based Results Chair: Assist. Prof. Chiara Garau

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea#/media/File:Souostrov%C3%AD_Pakleni_otoci.jpg

“Blue Line - Urban Design Project in Beirut, Lebanon” Yiannis Aesopos, Elia Zenghelis, Yiannis Karras, Areti-Vasiliki Katramadaki, Eleni Adamidou and Daphne Papadopoulou

Abstract The architectural project entitled “The Blue Line” is part of our studio in the postgraduate program “Mediterranean Futures” with professor Elia Zenghelis. The project’s aim is an urban strategy for the development of the central areas adjoining the port, BourjHammoud and Karantina. The epicenter of our concept is the Beirut River, which generated the spatial evolution of the city. Today, the river is an urban void, which divides and separates the neighborhoods on either side, creating a problematic context. In the ‘Blue Line’ project, Beirut River is transformed into a promising public space that connects the neighborhoods, through sustainable strategies, such as adding green areas, creating new relationships with the city and widening the river’s delta in order to reform the coastal front. The river becomes the main axis from which various interconnected programs emerge, aiming to re-shape and redevelop BourjHammoud and Karantina areas, as well as the coastal front. The whole program includes public routes alongside the river, interactive recycling center, residential complexes, urban oasis, memorial park, traditional Middle-Eastern bazaar with wellness center, exhibitions of local products and techniques, as well as a new marine inside the urban fabric. The aim of the overall approach is the creation of a whole new waterfront in the heart of the urban fabric of Beirut.

Keywords: Beirut city; Architecture; Urban blue line; Urban Planning; Urban regeneration

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Decision Support Tools for Maritime Spatial Planning: Lessons Learned from a Case Study in Central Mediterranean Watersâ&#x20AC;? Irida Maina, Eleni Gadolou, FranĂ§ois Bastardie, Stefanos Kavadas, Vassiliki Vassilopoulou

Abstract For boosting the economic blue growth, Decision Support Tools (DSTs) should transcribe national goals of strategic planning into concrete priority sites, also ensuring the sustainable use of the seas. DSTs should recognize that sustainable blue growth calls for an effective allocation of human activities under an ecosystem approach that comprehends economic, social and environmental pillars. These pillars frame the Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) directive and the common fisheries policy; and condition the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, seeking to achieve and maintain good environmental status in the European seas. Our case study is in the Ionian Sea, which is of great ecological importance because it includes diverse habitats and species of conservation priority. At the mean time, it hosts various human activities; fisheries, shipping, aquaculture, tourism etc. and has strong potential for further development; while gas and oil exploitation might also become a big player in the near future. This study aims to describe the application of specific DSTs, in relation to meeting the demands of the MSP process. Indeed, (i) by informing the GRID software we explored the interactions among human activities to identify hot-spots of conflicts between existing and proposed uses; (ii) by following a Cumulative Impact Assessment method we assessed the cumulative impacts of the human activities on key ecosystem components; (iii) by using the MARXAN software we identified areas meeting conservation targets at the minimum socio-economic cost; (iv) by deploying the DISPLACE software we investigated the effects of displacing the fishing on surrounding fishing grounds with tailored fisheries dynamics scenarios. The final aim is to highlight issues emerging from the lessons learned along these applications in order to contribute to the improvement of the MSP process and especially the dialogue with stakeholders required within the ecosystem-based approach to the management of marine space.

Keywords: Eastern Ionian Sea; Spatial interaction; Cumulative impact assessment; Conservation planning; Fishing effort displacement; Ecosystem-based approach

“Synergy of New Investments with the Sustainable Development of Small and Medium Island Cities - Case Study Karsibór” Sylwia Kolowiecka

Abstract New challenges and opportunities appearing for small and medium-sized cities and island communities are extremely important elements of the development of coastal regions. Solutions for introducing new elements of infrastructure in public spaces and, simultaneously building new social relations, have been operating in many places. They are considered to be an integral part of natural development, aimed at fusing areas of diverse potential. The presented model of transformation of the Karsibór island area introduces new elements of sustainable spatial development. Particular emphasis in the transformation process was placed on social participation: consultations, e-platform, and design workshops. The underinvested Karsibór Island is an unusual area on the scale of the Baltic Seacoast and Europe. The unique character of the island results from its size, the diversity of ecosystems, cultural heritage and tradition, and indicates the need to protect its resources. The specificity of the area made it necessary to connect the island with the mainland through non-navigable connections, such as: a system of roads, bridges, footbridges and bicycle paths, and navigable connections, such as: a water tram, a canoe and yacht marina system. Thanks to this, the island has become available to more visitors, and not so farmainly for its residents. It should be emphasized that although the process of transformation and the increase in the number of visitors has changed the landscape, it has brought measurable and lasting social benefits. Despite social resistance of transformation, this is finally accepted and appreciated; it increases the involvement of local communities, stimulates action, defines needs and, consequently, supports decision-making. Although the needs and necessity to make changes in the human environment are natural, they must be carefully planned, synchronized and then introduced with the active participation of society and controlled - in terms of meeting the conditions for sustainable development.

Keywords: Cultural heritage; Island synergy; Transformation process; Coastal cities; Island cities

“Attica Islands’Network: A Step forward to the Development of Municipalities of Attica Islands” Dimitrios Bogiatzis and Dionysia-Georgia Ch. Perperidou

Abstract Attika’s Islands, Aegina, Agistri, Kythera, Poros, Salamina, Spetses, Troizinia – Methena (continental part, geographically is situated at Peloponnese) and Hydra, have the privilege to be part of Attica’s Region Administration (biggest Region of Greece), constituting the Islands Regional Unit, while their characteristics are mainly rural. Being under Attica’s Region umbrella, the Islands of Attica could not benefit from EU programs like LEADER, from which they were excluded and at the same time they had limited access to Region’s budget and funds due to the share of their population in the Attica Region - 80.000 inhabitants out of 4.000.000 of the whole Region. That is the main reason for which Attica’s Islands are lacking basic infrastructures, whereas they have limited access to cultural and educational programs. This changed in 2016, when the Islands were eligible for CLLD/ LEADER 2014-2020 EU funded program. In order to participate to the program, the Islands joined the Attica Islands' Network, in which Municipalities and local Professional, Cultural and Social Bodies participate and obtain a total public expenditure of € 7,400,000. In this paper the main goals and prospects of Attica’s island Network are presented, in combination with the emerging opportunities for the overall development of Islands’ Regional Unit that arise from this initiative.

Keywords: Region of Attica, Island regions; Island network, CLLD/LEADER 201420

Session 5 Larnaca towards 2030 Chair: Floros Voniatis & Stavros Stavrou

“Strategic Plan of the city of Larnaca, paving city’s developments towards 2030”

Larnaca 2030

Discussion experts’ panel Ioannis Lambropoulos, Assist. Prof., Utrecht Univ. Francesco Scorza, Assist. Prof., Univ. of Basilicata Anastasia Stratigea, Prof. NTUA, Conference Chair Cyta representative

Session 6 Linking Cultural Heritage (CH) to Technology and Training in a Smart City context Chair: Prof. Phaedon Kyriakidis

Source: http://www.digitalmeetsculture.net/article/digital-cultural-heritage-2017-announced/

“In-situ conservation of a WWI Australian submarine in the Sea of Marmara, Turkey” Ian D. MacLeod

Abstract The infant nation of Australia had two submarines in the First World War. The E-class British designed boats set the record for distance transited by submarines when they arrived in Sydney in 1914. Later that year HMAS AE1was lost with all hands off the Duke of York Islands in New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Her sister boat travelled from Australia to the Dardanelles and penetrated the heavy Turkish defences on the 25th April 1915, following a successful negotiation of the narrow and mine-filled entrances from the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara. This achievement interrupted supply lines to the battle of Gallipoli. After five days of being pursued by the Turkish Navy, the submarine was holed then scuttled before she fell to a depth of 72 metres. A corrosion survey of the vessel in 2007 showed the boat was half-in and half out of the fine silt sediment - photographic evidence of damage to the submarine by fishing nets galvanised action from both nations to fully protect the wreck, which is claimed by Australia and Turkey. Core analysis of sediments demonstrated the corroding iron hull had influenced the marine sediments up to the first 5 metres surrounding the shipwreck. A second expedition in 2010 saw the opening of the hatchway to allow a dedicated ROV to penetrate the hull space and recorded salinity, dissolved oxygen and temperature profiles inside the hull. Oil samples showed bacterial fractionation of the residues. A third expedition in 2014 saw the installation of 10-tonnes of sacrificial zinc anodes, which were successfully deployed at the bow, the stern and amidships. Presently, this is the world’s largest in-situ treatment of an item of submerged cultural heritage.

Keywords: WWI CH; Submarine; In-situ conservation; Corrosion survey

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Comparing the Potential of Combining Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage with Tourism Activities in three Mediterranean Countriesâ&#x20AC;? Zacharoula Kyriazi, Athena Mourmouris, Maria Maniopoulou and Vassiliki Vassilopoulou

Abstract The potential of combining protection and preservation of Underwater Cultural Heritage (UCH) with tourism, provided that the latter is soundly managed from an environmental protection and heritage safeguarding perspective, has been studied in Greece, Cyprus and Malta in the framework of the EU Horizon 2020 project MUSES that explores opportunities for Multi-Use (MU) combinations in the European Seas. The objective was to identify similarities and differences between the three Mediterranean countries regarding the level of development of this MU by identifying and evaluating enablers and barriers to its potential implementation. We conducted literature review of legal, policy and scientific publications that advise on the status quo of the MU in each country, and then interviews with key stakeholders in order to elicit their perceptions regarding its further potential for development. Outcomes suggest that in the three countries the MU is at different stages of development, spanning from initial positive reactions in Cyprus, to planned underwater museums with supporting laws under preparation in Malta, and to designated sites through common ministerial decisions, that are yet to become operational in Greece. The three countries share an important common potential for the development of this MU, based on critical drivers such as the fact that UCH sites are abundant in the region, and that tourism product diversification is highly promoted; while the option of meeting at the same time targets for nature conservation would be of further added value. However, the most important barriers that hinder the MU development differ between countries. In Greece for instance one of these is the lack of collective mentality and action that is required for the coordination of such MU; and for Malta is the lack of funds to start such initiatives, since UCH centers or museums are often underfunded.

Keywords: Underwater Cultural Heritage; Tourism; Multi-Use; Blue Growth; Stakeholder engagement

“Unburying Hidden Land and Maritime Cultural Potential of Small Islands in the Mediterranean for Tracking Heritage-led Local Development Paths – Case Study Leros-Greece” Dionysia Koutsi and Anastasia Stratigea Abstract Small islands in the Mediterranean Sea, although endowed with exquisite natural and cultural, of land and maritime nature, resources, are in most cases lagging behind areas, due to physical barriers and isolation from mainland, limited capacity for sustainably exploiting available resources, lack of targeted policy efforts, etc. Many of these islands have, through their long history, been strongly interwoven to events of European or even global significance, e.g. World War I and II. Such events have, among others, left in their “bodies” important remains, in both land and maritime part; while have largely conditioned their socio-economic development. Preservation and sustainable management of these remains can keep alive European identity, memory, and cultural heritage for future generations; while also pave the way towards future, heritage-led, development paths. A quite distinguishable example of such Mediterranean islands is Leros, Greece. In the first half of the 19th century, Leros historical trajectory has been marked by the Italian and British occupation (1912-1943 and 1945-47 respectively) as well as the dramatic events of WW II, rendering Leros the battlefield scenery of one of the most important war events, known as ‘The Leros Battle’ (1943). In the second half, Leros island has ‘gained’ the title of a “soul-house”, mainly due to its very peculiar image as a concentration campus for mentally disturbed people (1957-today); an exile campus for dissidents in the dictatorship period (1967-74); and currently a ‘hot spot’ for hosting part of the refugees wave arriving at the Eastern Aegean islands’ complex. The scope of this paper is to reveal potential of such Mediterranean insular territories by ‘unburying’ land and maritime, tangible and intangible, cultural remains of their trajectory through time; and use them as a pillar for heritage-led future development. Towards this end, a participatory spatial planning framework is developed, incorporating spatial data management tools as well as digitally-enabled communication means and Web-GIS for engaging local communities in: assessing options available (scenarios) for an integrated, smart, sustainable and resilient exploitation of land and maritime resources; and committing them as enablers for the transition from past failures to more promising, culturally-enabled and locally-adjusted future development perspectives.

Keywords: (Underwater) Cultural Heritage [(U)CH]; Integrated land and maritime spatial planning; Underdeveloped island communities; Web-based participation, Policy making

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Training Programme and the Digital Preservation Study of the Archaeological Remains from two Minoan Sites in Eastern Crete, Greeceâ&#x20AC;? Alexis Stefanis, Stefania Chlouveraki, Yigit Helvaci and Panagiotis Theoulakis

Abstract The archaeological sites of Pseira and Mochlos are located in the northern coast of Eastern Crete, in two small rocky islands. In Pseira, the earliest human presence dates back as early as the third millennium BCE and as a settlement it reached its peak during the Late Minoan IB period, before its decline about 1550 or 1450 BCE. Mochlos settlement dates from the Early Bronze I period (c3100 BC) to the Hellenistic Age (1st century BC). The 1989-2012 excavations have revealed well-stratified remains for each of these periods. Today many areas of these important archaeological sites are under serious threat due to uncontrolled visitation. Since 2015, the Architectural Conservation Laboratory of the University of West Attica, Greece, in collaboration with the Archaeological Ephorate of Lasithi, INSTAP â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Study Center for East Crete and the Global Heritage Fund, organize a training program which provided a platform for conservation students, archaeologists, early career conservators and conservation scientists to undertake a systematic condition survey and risk assessment for both archaeological sites in order to establish conservation priorities of individual structures within the sites; and raise public awareness. During this effort, in addition to mapping and photographic documentation, image based digital 3D modeling of the entire archaeological sites and selected individual buildings were carried out. This paper aims to illustrate and discuss the goals, methodology, challenges and preliminary results of the 3D modeling of the archaeological remains of the Pseira and Mochlos Islands; and to discuss how low-cost digital preservation techniques, such as photogrammetry, can be integrated into the systematic monitoring of archaeological sites under threat

Keywords: Minoan archaeology; Training; Digital heritage; Photogrammetry

Session 7 Smart and Sustainable Mobility Chair: Prof. Avinoam Meir

Source: https://europa.eu/newsroom/events/smart-mobility-2020-innovative-and-sustainableurban-transport-europe_en

â&#x20AC;&#x153;AI and Road Maintenanceâ&#x20AC;? Mark DeSantis

Abstract Every asset needs continuous maintenance and a key part of that is close, inexpensive, safe and accurate monitoring. For some assets like a car or a jet engine, the technology of monitoring is well developed as the asset is (relatively) small and self-contained. However, close, continuous and accurate monitoring for an asset as large and complex a road network is a far more expensive and difficult challenge. The alternatives available to road maintenance teams are either very subjective, non-scalable and even unsafe (i.e., driving or walking along the roadway and making notes) or very expensive (i.e., trucks or vans kitted out with clusters of expensive sensors). What is needed is an accessible, (very) inexpensive but highly accurate and precise way of viewing and assessing road surfaces and other roadway features. Fortunately, the technology of artificial intelligence and machine learning, when combined with a simple smartphone and some wheels solves that problem. More importantly, it moves the challenge of roadway assessment out of the realm of subjective opinion into the world of true data-driven decision-making for even the smallest municipality of township. Our presentation will focus on our success is helping municipalities, cities and states monitor and maintain roads like never before through the science of AI in an affordable and accessible way.

Keywords: Machine learning; Artificial intelligence; Road maintenance

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Involving Citizens in a Participation Process for Increasing Walkabilityâ&#x20AC;? Beniamino Murgante, Raffaella Carbone, Lucia Saganeiti and Francesco Scorza

Abstract The following research analyses the theme of walkability in the western part of Potenza municipality. It is based on a participatory process, developed in the Cast (Active citizenship for Sustainable Development of the Territory) project. During this experience, a cognitive framework has been defined both adopting traditional approaches, and, in order to increase the participation, using new information technologies and social networks. The data that emerged were revised and evaluated for the definition of possible strategies for the improvement of walkability, accessibility to the services and equipment and, more generally, the neighbourhood liveability.

Keywords: Walkability; Public participation; Liveability of cities; Citizensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; engagement

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Investigating the Desires of the Public with Sentiment Analysis in the Context of the Implementation of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs)â&#x20AC;? Efthimios Bakogiannis, Charalampos Kyriakidis, Maria Siti and Filippos Iliadis

Abstract Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning (SUMP) is gaining ground in the European transportation planning agenda. A SUMP is an optimal tool to deal with urban challenges related to air pollution, citizensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; health and quality of life, as well as traffic congestion and traffic safety. In order to successfully complete a SUMP, a high level of public engagement is required. Thus, a series of traditional and web-based techniques for people engagement can be combined. In Greek cities, an important innovative tool that was used was a web-platform, where citizens could post ideas on how they imagined their city in the future. The analysis of the results has led to the following questions: How can the issues, in which citizens are more interested in, be identified and how can be ascertained if their ideas present some degree of correlation? Based on the above questions, it was decided to use the sentiment analysis methodology to analyze the word clouds produced, through which the interests of citizens regarding the on-going SUMP process could be attributed. This analysis was limited to the processing of the ideas that citizens post on the platforms. The survey focused spatially on four Greek cities that develop SUMP: Kallithea and Zografou in the Athens metropolitan area and Drama and Kozani in the Greek province. In this way, a correlation has also been achieved between the problems identified in provincial and metropolitan areas.

Keywords: Sustainable urban mobility plans; Public engagement; Greek cities; Sentiment analysis; Word cloud

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Urban Rail Transit and Urban Land Market: A Comparative Analysis between High-income and Low-income Neighbourhoods of Tehran-Iranâ&#x20AC;? Amir Forouhar, Bahador Zamani and Mojtaba Rafieian

Abstract Estimating the effect of rail transit on residential property values has resulted in mixed findings. Some researchers report positive effects on property values, while others are negative or insignificant. The current paper argues that the impact of rail transit on property values depends on contextual factors, which can influence the magnitude and direction of the impact and cause variation in the findings. Tehran's Metro Rail System is chosen because the neighbourhoods served by the metro to the north-side and southside of the city are dramatically different in terms of economic, social, and physical circumstances. A comparative analysis of six Tehran's metro stations is conducted between the high-income neighbourhoods, which are located primarily in the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s north-side; and lower-income neighbourhoods in the south-side in order to determine the effects proximity to metro station has on residential property values. The paper uses mixed-method sequential explanatory design, based on a before-and-after estimation strategy, which includes trend analysis, difference-in-differences model, and qualitative impact assessment methods. The results yield that there are large increases in premiums for residential properties near the lower-income neighbourhoods, the south side parts of the Tehran Metro Rail System; while a negative treatment effect for residential properties lie close to the northern stations in the high-income neighbourhoods. The qualitative survey also suggests that the impact of metro station is affected by a number of contextual factors, including the need for public transportation, land-use planning and management, sociocultural effects, and possible nuisance effects.

Keywords: Metro rail system; Property value; Trend analysis; Difference-indifferences model; Tehran; Iran

Session 8 Smart Participation, Smart Citizens and Smart Urban Management â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Planning Approaches, Tools and Technologies Chair: Dr. Martin Koplin

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/citizens-demand-participation-in-smart-citiesmission-projects/article8250514.ece

“The Digital Impact Lab Bremen and Other Tools in PS2” Martin Koplin, Stephan Siegert, Thorsten Teschke and Mattias Damke Abstract The People’s Smart Sculpture PS2 is a large scale Creative Europe project (2014-2018) about the collaboration between artists and citizens in urban development. PS2 is pioneer of the future integrative digital art culture as mixture of social-art, social collaboration, digital-art, collaborative design, e-decision-making, liquid democracy, social inclusion, urban play. Participation will become a part of the general culture techniques. To encounter today’s societal and cultural complexity means to integrate diverse forms of cultural practice like in the Digital Impact Lab Bremen; new collaborative software tools like Betaville; and diverse groups of people to create places for our own interaction. The common activities in PS2 project are inspired by the idea of connecting more purposefully artistic works from local, European and international artists and creatives with local social dynamics. It is intended to be directly linked to the development of our collective living circumstances, a cultural Charrette, play, test-field and art place. Digital media (computers) should be used to create "alternative worlds". Right now actual software systems, methods and tools target more or less only on the relevant experts, policy-makers, lobbyists and other professionals. While professionals, for example, are used to work with highly abstract data and visualizations for planning, decision-making, etc., participating artists, creatives and citizens require a much more direct access and feedback methodology. It is to provide different options for a high diversity of social groups that want to partake in public urban art and space development and cultural city evolution. This remains in the context of the need of a highly sustainable culture development strategy for the future by integrating liquid democracy, opinion sharing games, cross-cultural social inclusion processes, distinct communication of ideas, performative communication acts, new cultural expressions and informal learning capacities; and giving the best practice examples to others – worldwide.

Keywords: Social innovation; Participation, Urban re-design; Collaborative software tools

“Normalized Model of Readability of Cityscape as a Tool to Understand Social-Spatial Interactions” Kestutis Zaleckis, Indre Grazuleviciute-Vileniske and Jurga Vitkuviene Abstract Humans are interacting with environment via flows of energy, materials and information. The significance of the information flows allows speaking about the readability as a way to see and analyze spatial configuration and its social/cultural meanings as cultural aspects of sustainable development. Degree of readability depends on configurations of basic features of space: here vs there; open vs closed; static vs dynamic; demonstrated vs hidden. The cognitive frame concept by Peponis was taken as the basic model. This concept is based on the number of centrality calculations of the nodes of the constructed visual graph, e.g. visible area or direct purview, mean turns, path elongation, path length per turn. The model was improved by offering ant testing the normalization procedure based on social distances, thus creating a possibility to compare different structures in quantitative way. The three new complex indicators were proposed as well, namely the: i) Dynamic Demonstration, which shows how quickly any “there” could be seen in comparison to the socially acceptable movement distance in both meters and topological steps; ii) Static demonstration, which shows how cityscape is readable while standing in “place”; and iii) Intensity as a ratio between the area of the graph of public spaces and the area of all investigated territory. The model was preliminary tested while making comparison of historical cityscapes, which represent clearly different cultural urban genotypes: medieval Western European cities, medieval Islamic cities, Renaissance and Classicism urban structures and Modernistic urban fabric. The presented readability model can serve for: better understanding the functioning of spatial-social urban continuum; looking what is localized in the most or least readable spaces in different cultures or societies; relating it to dynamic cultural heritage description/protections; identifying needed urban design means, depending on actual cultural-social scenarios of usage of urban structures; analyzing the design proposals, parameterization, etc.

Keywords: Cityscape; Social spatial readability; Normalization procedure; Visual graph analysis, Cognitive frame; Parameterization

â&#x20AC;&#x153;First Results of the Smart and Sustainable City Index in Israelâ&#x20AC;? Yoav Yair, Rafi Reich, Daniel Ra'anani and Nathan Marom

Abstract Modern cities are becoming densely populated, with complex infrastructures, economic power-houses with technologically-sophisticated services and highly productive citizens. And yet, these cities are vulnerable to climate change and natural disasters that may result in severe disruption and potentially a collapse of social order. Thus, smart cities are not only those that utilize Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in their planning and management, but rather those cities that make cities resilient, agile and adaptable to the quick pace of changes and to the myriad needs of their inhabitants. Such cities need to incorporate sustainability practices into their dayto-day operations as well as in their long-term strategic planning. The IDC Herzliya School of Sustainability initiated the development of a new, dynamic and innovative index to assess Israeli cities' performance: it is the "Smart and Sustainable City Index" (SSCI). This was done in order to ensure that critical aspects of urban living will be addressed: inclusiveness of citizens in planning and decisionmaking, quality of life, urban health, resource management, sustainability and resilience. We designed this Index with reference to the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and they are embedded in the 4 main pillars of the Index: (a) Strategy, resilience and sustainability; (b) Governance and Planning; (c) Infrastructure, Construction and Environment; and (d) Innovation, Education and Economy. We assess the SSCI in 21 major cities in Israel and evaluate their performance along 41 different criteria. Ranking, assessment and results are meant to be used as a learning tool for decision makers, city planners, businesses and civil societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actors active in Israeli cities, with an eye on becoming more sustainable, smart and resilient. We will present the initial results from the first run of the Index and discuss the outcomes of the process, as well as describe future plans for its international implementation.

Keywords: ICT; Smart cities' performance; Smart and Sustainable City Index (SSCI); Participation in planning and decision-making

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Open1 YDATA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A Holistic Perspective on Smart Water Managementâ&#x20AC;? George Apostolopoulos

Abstract Water is the most precious resource on planet earth. A commodity which becomes rarer every single day. It is estimated that the amount of water corresponding to each citizen will be reduced by 30% the following two decades. Although water-related issues globally (loss, quality, non-pricing etc.) are becoming more intense, it is evident that fragmented approaches to solve the rising issues are ineffective, as opposed to a unified collective response framework, which will be treating the problem based on a holistic perspective. Open 1 YDATA is a cloud based, fully modular water management platform that simplifies the way we perceive and manage various aspects of water. It is designed to function in all international markets, incorporates the latest technologies, it is available as a web and mobile application for the end-user, embraces the world of Internet of Things (IoT) and exploits, in the most efficient way, all valuable data produced by this exciting innovation. Open 1 YDATA is scalable to fit the needs of small and large scale public utilities, offers savings and technological excellence from day one to both water authorities and consumers and it is distinguished as an investment with a short-term amortization horizon.

Keywords: Water management; Open 1 YDATA; Web and mobile application; IoT

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Urban Inter-Genres: Collaborative Speculative Design as Pregovernance - The Walk-Acropolis, Design Jams and Participative Urban Re-Design Projects in PS2â&#x20AC;? Carl Skelton, Gregory Van Alstyne and Gianpaolo Baiocchi (virtual presentation)

Abstract In this paper, the authors outline a general approach to speculative urban scenario and design projects as an alternative or complement to status-quo-oriented (conservation, preservation, sustainability) approaches to participatory governance in context of the European "The PeopleÂ´s Smart Sculpture PS2 project" and its associated partners from NYC and Toronto. The approach is described in further detail and demonstrated with specific cases, at a variety of scales of group collaboration: the Walk-Acropolis project for Smarter Cities NYC 2018 in Manhattan, CityJams led by the Strategic Innovation Lab in Toronto, and a variety of engagement/pedagogy/research hybrid projects undertaken by the M2C Institute and the City University of Applied Sciences in Bremen. The case studies are presented with particular emphasis on the ways and extent to which their terms and praxis derive from Mediterranean historical precedents, and how they might be applicable in small and medium-sized Mediterranean cities with variable access to digital information processing and visualization tools and methods, particularly for projects for which a balance is sought between creative collaborative innovation and evidence-based scenario development. On the basis of the case studies, the authors propose an "urban inter-genre" of urban scenario and design development between the free creative invention space of fine and entertainment arts (science fiction) and the disciplined-but-compartmentalized domains of urban and real estate development, working with combinations of tools and practices associated with the full spectrum of their respective use cases from data analytics to computer-generated 3D modeling and animation software.

Keywords: Collaborative urban design; Smart governance; Urban scenarios

Session 9 Smart Energy Developments Chair: Prof. Panikkos Poutziouris

Source: https://www.smart-energy.com/regional-news/asia/smart-cities-india-siemens-secures-mou/

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Energy in the Built Environmentâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;?

Ioannis Lampropoulos, Tarek Alskaif and Wilfried van Sark

Abstract Cities are key players to energy sustainability and can be the engine of innovation and action. Urban areas are responsible for more than two-thirds of global energy use and generate about three quarters of global carbon emissions. The share of global greenhouse gas emissions is likely to increase as global urban populations increase. As over half of the human population will live in cities in the near future, the management of energy supply and demand in urban environments will become essential. Developments such as the transformation of the electricity grid from a centralized to a decentralized system as well as the electrification of mobility and heating systems in buildings will change the current urban energy landscape. Efficient heating and cooling systems, sustainable energy technologies, and electric vehicles will be critical to decarbonize cities. In this paper, an overview of emerging technologies and concepts in the built environment is provided, namely distributed energy resources, demand-side management, smart grid technologies and Information and Communication Technologies in home energy management systems. The topics addressed are energy generation in the built environment by using photovoltaic systems integrated in building envelopes, and combined heat and power systems, integration of electric mobility in the electricity grid, optimization of energy supply and demand in smart grids, and the role of energy storage technologies such as distributed battery-based energy storage systems for buildings applications, underground thermal energy storage in the built environment, and power-to-gas as a seasonal energy storage technology.

Keywords: Urban energy systems; Distributed generation; Demand-sidemanagement; Energy storage; Electric mobility; Smart Grid

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Renewable Energy Role as one of the Key Drivers Forming Desired Sustainable Urban Communities Paradigm - Case-specific of Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone)â&#x20AC;? Adel Elkfoury

Abstract The fact that more than 50 % of the world's population are living in urban areas, predicted to reach 70% by the year 2050; but also the fact that cities are responsible for more than 70% of global carbon dioxide emissions, according to the Quito Declaration on Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements for All (October 2016), makes urbanization one of the 21stcenturyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most transformative trend, where most heavy resource consumption patterns take place that affect ecological footprint and climate change; while causing a wide range of socio-economic and environmental challenges, over the Global, Regional and National levels. Recognition of the above trends imply the need for a transformative urban agenda, that is based on the identification of effective key drivers for setting up sustainable urban communities, in alignment with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the implementation of its 17 goals and their objectives, within an inclusive, safe and resilient environmental envelop, fulfilling the commitments that are capable of facing the Climate Change Challenge. Coping with urbanization impacts of 21st century introduces the need to follow sustainably-oriented resource production and consumption paths. In terms of energy, and having in mind the essential linkage between energy demand of urban activities and the energy supply aspect, this paper will concentrate on the potential contribution of renewable, affordable and clean energy, as an one of the essential drivers shaping the pathway towards achieving the targeted transformative urban development paradigm. This will be illustrated through a case study relating to the regional scale - Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone)-, as part of Egypt's National 2030 sustainable development strategy mega-projects, which aim to be considered as a sample model and a guide for featuring future urban developments.

Keywords: Climate change challenge; Sustainable development agenda; New urban development agenda; Transformative urban paradigm; Renewable energy; Energy, transport and mobility

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Optimal Design and Operation of Temporary Power Installations A Case Study on Cost and CO2 Savings for Outdoor Festivals in the Netherlandsâ&#x20AC;?

Jim van Oosten, Ioannis Lampropoulos and Lukas Weimann

Abstract Outdoor music festivals and construction sites are relying on Temporary Power Installations for electricity supply. Research has shown that the optimal sizing of generators and the optimal operation of multiple generators in parallel can reduce the CO2 emissions of diesel generators by at least 40%. The integration of battery systems has the potential to further reduce CO2 emissions in hybrid or standalone configurations. However, the rental costs for multiple generators and batteries are relatively higher; and festival organizers or power suppliers are not always able to choose the optimal configuration for each setting. In this paper, an optimization model is proposed for the design and operation of Temporary Power Installations, with different configurations of diesel generators and batteries. First, a simulation model is developed, which incorporates the costs and emissions of all relevant power sources. Then, an optimization model is developed for every possible configuration including the sizing and operation of every individual power source. A Pareto analysis provides insight into the potential trade-off between rental costs and CO2 reductions. The model is tested on three historical energy demand profiles from three different outdoor music festivals. Finally, the model is used to calculate the expected potential cost and CO2 savings for fifty to a hundred historical energy demand profiles from festivals in the Netherlands between 2015 and 2018.

Keywords: Temporary Power Installations (TPIs); Distributed energy generation; Planning and design of on-site energy generation; Optimization of off-grid energy systems; Hybrid energy systems; Battery hybrid systems

“An Assessment of Thermal Comfort and Air Quality in Educational Space: A Case Study of Design Studios in the AAST-Alexandria”

Hana Awad Abstract A stuffy room is one of the indicators of poor indoor air quality. Through working in an educational building in Alexandria, it is noticed that one of the rooms is smelly. A field study is conducted in a university building in Alexandria, Egypt to achieve indoor sustainable educational environment. Additionally, the indoor air quality is empirically assessed, and thermal comfort is identified in educational buildings, in studio halls specifically during lecture hours. Requirements for wellbeing comfort are vital especially to students’ performance and health. The study conducted the use of subjective assessments through questionnaires and physical measurements as well as measuring thermal comfort variables at the same time, which focuses on their perception of the indoor climate. The measured environmental parameters required the use of anemometer and hygrometer, these measured air speed and relative humidity values. Actual measurements of air quality are obtained in a case study in an architectural building. Data analysis compares the results with international standards, ASHRAE Standard 55, and ISO Standard 7730.

Keywords: Indoor air quality; Thermal comfort; Productivity; Educational buildings

Session 10 Tools and Technologies in a Smart City Context Chair: Prof. Zbigniew Paszkowski

Source: https://beyondstandards.ieee.org/smart-cities/smart-smart-cities/

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Approaching our Autonomous Future: A Bibliometric and Social Media Analysisâ&#x20AC;? Mark Wilson and Lisa Robinson

Abstract Autonomous technologies include a wide range of applications including transport, robotics, and artificial intelligence. Currently, several autonomous technologies are reshaping society. First, autonomous systems used in transportation are a disruptive technology that will start to affect people and places in the next few years. A second set of technologies is reshaping manufacturing and workplaces to require fewer workers with more advanced skills. A third set of technologies is redefining housing and smart buildings. The history of technological change shows that during the development and implementation stage, research and application focuses on technical issues. Often absent in the initial development stage is an understanding of the social context; the awareness and preparedness of the communities into which new technologies are to be introduced. This study analyzes the emerging themes and issues expressed in the social science literature on autonomous technologies and their effects on people and places. Results show a lagging awareness of autonomous technologies and delayed social science analysis and preparation for change. Analysis draws from bibliometric sources and social media to illustrate awareness and preparation for an autonomous future.

Keywords: Autonomous vehicles; Technology

“3D City Models as Tools in Urban Planning” Eleni Karachaliou, Margarita Angelidou and Efstratios Stylianidis

Abstract In the context of a rapidly urbanized world, understanding complexity and managing human-environment interactions in urban areas is of major importance for achieving sustainability (Luederitz, et al., 2015). A comprehensive planning approach has the potential to harmonize the different types of interactions within a city and mitigate the harmful impacts of urbanization (Andersson, 2006). Such an approach demands that planners and policy-makers fully comprehend the urban space, its features, and the relationships and interactions between them. Within this concept, the 3D digital representation of the city’s landscape by using innovative techniques that have been developed the last decades, is much more than a simple visualization and constitutes a valuable tool for the planners, policy makers and citizens as well. Nowadays, 3D city models are utilized as super tools in several domains supporting simulations’ needs and decision-making procedures (Biljecki et al. 2015). The application sectors are quite impressive: from spatial analysis and property management to gaming and urban planning, and many more. Although the amount of the virtual city models that have been developed so far and the extensive literature on use cases and case studies, a gap exists on the practical use of these models. How many of them are actually being used by the cities in form of open collaborative platforms – participatory tools for urban space management and development? And what is the actual impact of their use? What are the challenges or the problems that hinder their wide implementation? Addressing this research gap, in this paper we aim to examine how the urban planning is and can be underpinned by means of 3D city tools, solutions and applications, what is the current status (methods, tools and case studies) and what are the future trends.

Keywords: Urban planning; 3D city models

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Data-driven Dashboards: Monitoring and Analysing Local Labour Marketsâ&#x20AC;? Vaios Kotsios and Vasiliki Krommyda

Abstract The traditional approach of measuring and analyzing the socioeconomic development has drastically changed over the past years. The same applies to the measurement of economic performance of cities and regions. As literature review indicates, dashboards are expected to improve the processes of decision-making by amplifying cognition, through knowledge diffusion, and capitalizing on human perceptual capabilities. Moreover, dashboards can be used by governments to interact with the public. Developing dashboards implies data extraction from various sources through data science activities, integration through data processing in order to find new insights and smart design of data visualizations. The gap between each government and the public can be bridged through sharing, use and interpretation of data. By extension, the achievement of these purposes could be fulfilled through digital platforms that would constitute the means of knowledge diffusion and data transparency. The main goal of the paper is to present data-driven dashboards in order to monitor and analyze the parameters of employment and unemployment in different territorial units of Greece. These tools can help policy makers identify appropriate strategies for different areas and groups of people, assess benefits and clarify connections between outputs and their intended effects on active labour market policies.

Keywords: Dashboards; Labour Market; Data visualization; Decision-making; Greece

“MO!N - Moderation, Orientation, Integration, Networking Refugees Digital Education for Green Jobs” Martin Koplin, Innes Knerr, Charlotte Diller, Denise Kappe, Matthias Heyder and Stephan Siegert

Abstract MO!N - refugees digital education for urban and regional green jobs MOIN - Moderation, Orientation, Integration, Networking - is a research and development project, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research and the German Federal Institute for Vocational Training (BIBB) to develop an innovative, business-oriented and needs-oriented training system for the lateral entry career changers into the green job sector for refugees. The goal of the project is to create not only a company- or person-specific digital qualification or further education with the involvement of blended learning, per learning, senior experts and tandem models for the metropolitan region of Hamburg with high potentials for the transfer to other European regions with the need of vocational trying for refugees to enter the green sector - from urban green jobs, to farmers’ cafes, urban farming to agriculture, but also new forms of networking. In addition to the professional qualification in theory and practice, the imparting of branch and / or experience knowledge about senior experts, intercultural competence, the facilitation of communication forums, networks as well as the development of language competences are basic elements of the further education. One approach is the integration of urban labs and digitalization in MOIN and, through the integration of education, culture and art with digital media, it has a highly application-oriented and media-based approach.

Keywords: Digital education; Urban green; Urban farming; Vocational training; Refugees

Session 11 Approaches for Managing Social, Spatial, etc. Dimensions in Smart Urban Contexts Chair: Assist. Prof. Dimitris Kavroudakis

Source: https://www.exprodat.com/arcgis-platform/spatial-data-management/

“RESet Urban Resonance - People´s Social Participation in New Urbanity” Martin Koplin, Mattias Damke and Stephan Siegert

Abstract The project RESet, short for "exploring and transforming resonance spaces", starts exactly where people feel that they are detached in urban space. Their lack of trust in state institutions, lack of understanding of values and also the loss of cohesion in society are omnipresent today and have become even clearer. RESet aims to reclaim these people and promote their participation through innovative methods and digital tools for shaping social coexistence. Digitization has arrived at the people and the tools can take the potential and create a positive experience. Thus, RESet is contrary to tendencies of apathy, isolation or radicalization in society and urbanity. RESet forms the human counterpart to the ubiquitous digital automation for the European smart city of the future. Together, the M2C Institute for Applied Media Research at the University of Applied Sciences Bremen (M2C), the Center for Labor and Politics (zap) of the University of Bremen, and the Bildungswerk der NiedersächsischeWirtschaft (BNW) not only explore the breaches in social cohesion, but also bring the gained insights immediately into the practical work. Through the direct connection of theory and practice as the core issues of the project, innovations in educational formats and digital tools become tested in the urban environment. This will involve local people early on. RESet thus promotes the development of new resonance spaces and opportunities for participation. The resulting feedback enables the continuous improvement of the proven methods and digital tools in RESet. RESet is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and aims to improve the participation of individuals through research and practical testing of digital tools in new urbanity. With this, RESet wants to increase the quality of life experience of people who considered themselves not to be heard.

Keywords: Social challenges; Resonance space; New urbanity; Social change; Smart city

â&#x20AC;&#x153;GIS-based Estimation of Spatio-Temporal Population Distribution at the Building Level of Detail towards a Safer Cityâ&#x20AC;? Marios Batsaris and Dimitris Kavroudakis

Abstract Information about the spatial and temporal distribution of a cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population is crucial especially in disaster management and planning applications. The impact of destructive earthquakes may vary between day and night and most of the deaths/injuries caused are often correlated to urban infrastructure and building collapse. Most scientific approaches of estimating possible effects of earthquakes on populated areas require population-distribution information in various spatial and temporal levels of detail (scale), which is not always available at user defined level of information due to data regulations/restrictions. Scientists have to transform population data from census predefined level of information (spatial/temporal) down to building level. Traditional field surveys for obtaining population counts by dwelling-unit are resource-expensive (time, budget). This work is an attempt to develop an automated methodology to generate householdbased estimations of population distribution under different temporal scenarios, using statistical modeling methods correlated with building characteristics (count, number of floors, projected area) and micro-scale information (living space information, enterprise information, etc.). The results of this study present population distribution estimations under various scenarios for the city of Mytilini, Lesvos island, Greece. Protection agencies can potentially use the results of this study for disaster management and planning purposes. The findings of this work indicate that the methodological approach presented in this paper is relatively less expensive by means of resources, faster than traditional survey methods and is also generic enough (data-agnostic) so as to be reproducible for other cities as well.

Keywords: Population distribution; Statistical modeling; Web Data scraping; Geospatial database

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lean Thinking as a Set of Guidelines for Smart Citiesâ&#x20AC;? Arie Herscovici

Abstract Lean thinking is a management method intended to continuously improve the work process and create better value for all stakeholders. The method, which was initially formulated for the motor industry, has been widely adopted by information and service organizations in both the private and the public sectors, leading to a significant improvement in their effectiveness and efficiency. A smart city is a city that employs an array of information technologies for its urban management. These technologies gather, disperse, and use information to control different facilities and to facilitate communication and cooperation between the city's residents. The smart city concept, however, is still in its formative stages and is in search for sets of coherent guidelines and criteria for the evaluation of its effectiveness as an urban management system, of its compatibility with human rights principles, and of its contribution to a democratic, participatory, social urban regime. We suggest that lean thinking principals and tools can be applied to smart cities and improve their effectiveness as social and democratic systems. We tested our hypothesis using Tel Aviv Municipality's smart city project as a case study. We found that the project is compatible with lean thinking principles and can benefit from the experience and proven tools lean thinking can offer

Keywords: Smart city; Lean thinking; Urban management; Urban regime; Tel Aviv

“Smart Decision Making Support Tool for Optimizing Student Allocation to School Units” Marios Batsaris, Dimitris Kavroudakis and Euripides Hatjiparaskevas

Abstract School size and location are a pointed reflection of the Municipality/Community decision and policy making of the past regarding transportation, educational, geographical, financial, political and many other factors. School units must be well functioning and optimally serve the educational demand for both short and long runs. School unit managers are responsible for determining student attendance within a specific geographical area. Every year school managers are facing several difficulties to objectively assign the educational population to school units, resulting in poor school performance and less optimal/fair teaching stuff distribution. The location and size of school units and the precise knowledge of the size and spatial distribution of the educational population each year are crucial in student attendance planning. This work is an attempt to develop a “smart” decision-making support tool that automates and optimizes the school attendance planning process. The problem is formulated as a capacitated p-median model with the objective of reducing mean travel distance from student domiciles to school units. Evaluation of the model performance and reliability is held by adopting a case study approach for the highschool population of the city of Mytilini, Greece. This paper presents a methodology and shows how school managers and planners may use geo-spatial information along with geo-information techniques in order to support decision-making fora better school planning/management. The results of this study can be potentially useful to school managers in supporting decisions for educational population assignment and school planning in both municipal and regional level.

Keywords: Population distribution; Statistical modeling; Web Data scraping; Geospatial database

Session 12 Sustainable Urban Management â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Gathering evidence-based results from the Mediterranean and European Case Studies Chair: Prof. Mark Wilson

Source: www.smartcityresearch.com

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cherished Burden - Integrating Heritage and Sustainability into a Comprehensive Coastal Strategyâ&#x20AC;?

Orli Ronen and Yaron Klein

Abstract The Tel Aviv coastline stretches from north to south, a total of 14 kilometers. These 14 kilometers encompass Jaffa, one of the world's oldest sea ports together with the developing Startup city of Tel Aviv. Historically, Tel Aviv was built with its back to the sea, gradually turning around in the last 20 years. This case study will present the considerations and framework developed to sustain this change and ensure that urban needs are balanced with environmental and cultural considerations. We are not alone in facing these dilemmas or seeking solutions, we are part of a large blue/green community â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in Israel, and around the Mediterranean and the world. As early as the 1970s, the Council of Europe recognized the challenge embedded in the sustainable development of urban coastlines, stating that only integrated management could effectively address these. In 2015, the municipality of Tel Aviv Yafo also launched a unified and integrated approach to the management of the coastal strip, which until then had been managed by seven different bodies. The municipality purchased the government's stake and charged a municipal company with responsibility for the whole coastline. To this end, we are formulating the Tel Aviv-Jaffa model for integrated management of the coastal strip, based on three anchors: the Mediterranean Action Plan calling for sustainable coastal management; the TLV strategic plan, defining the coastline as a balancing factor between the various needs of the city; and five thematic values as guiding principles: Nature preservation, Resident well being, Community engagement, Municipal management and international cooperation. We will present the model together with the preliminary database that is being developed as an information base for the coastline.

Keywords: Integrated coastal zone management; Heritage; Sustainability; Databased decision-making; Innovation district

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Smart City and Cadastral Data - Case Study Thessalonikiâ&#x20AC;?

Simos Misirloglou and Apostolos Arvanitis

Abstract According to UN predictions, over 67% of the population will be concentrated in the cities by the year 2050. Public Participation (PP) in public space planning has been partially introduced into Greek legislation, but the competent bodies are not familiar. The need for a different approach to designing the public space is raised. In order for both participatory planning methodology and techniques to change spatial scale and range of objects, the use of PPGIS technologies is absolutely necessary. True smartness requires more than just a technical upgrade. Cities have become aware of this and are beginning to think about what smartness really means for them. Cadastre and SDI are the backbone in efficient urban government and governance. A complex urban interdependencies need for multi-dimensional land/spatial information. Greek Cadastre is regarded as a parcel-based, 2D and up-to-date land information system, which includes information concerning interests on land (rights, limited rights, responsibilities). Nowadays, new technological opportunities, such as BIM and Digital Linked Data are some of the major improvements on application of spatial planning tools. Cadastre data could be linked with smart solutions in order to create a smart network of geo-solutions. The emphasis is towards achieving a 3D digital cadastral system that enables the community and stakeholders, such as councils, referral authorities, real estate agencies, insurance companies, developers, and architects to readily and confidently identify the location and related interests to land and property. The present paper analyzes the smartness of a city and the interoperability with the cadastral data in Thessaloniki, as a target city. Since 2017, Thessaloniki has an operational Cadastre Office, so it can provide reliable geo-data. It will be described a case study, which utilizes cadastral data for smart city in conjunction with the GIS of the Municipality of Thessaloniki

Keywords: Smart City; Cadastre; NSDI; GIS

“Smart Fostering of Local Identity by Development of Temporary Functions on Post Industrial Areas”

Aleksandra Kuśmierek, Zbigniew Paszkowski and Sylwia Kołowiecka Abstract Rapid socio-economic changes, often as a result or consequence of the economic crisis, and dynamic development of technology as a factor stimulating cultural transformations, often have severe and irreversible consequences in meeting needs, not only everyday existence, but also long-term functioning of residents in specific urban and post industrial areas. The challenges faced by the citizens of the world in the current - restless times - are a serious threat to the sense of identity, belonging and coexistence with the surrounding space, mainly shaped by the existing architecture. If, therefore, the only certain thing became the uncertain tomorrow and the cycle of changes connected with it, is there any factor that can satisfy in man the necessary even a substitute for identity and place him in the reality in which he lives? Is the identity only a component of the history that binds us ruthlessly with the past, or is it a creative process - a chart of impressions, details and individuality - that can adapt the architecture of our times to the needs of modern society? If so, by means of what means, most accurately this identity can be expressed, felt and harmoniously co-existed in it? These challenges should be met by modern architecture in order to play a key role in shaping a public space conducive to sustainable social development.

Keywords: Identity; Post industrial areas; Socialized architecture; Cultural landscape; Sign architecture; City icon

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Urban Regeneration Programs in Europe and Greece - From HafenCity, to Ellhniko and St. Dionysius-Piraeusâ&#x20AC;?

Vasileios Eleftheriou, Joerg Knieling, Efthimios Bakogiannis and Maria Siti

Abstract The change in the economic characteristics and productive sectors across the globe, and in particular the geographical distribution of activities, has undoubtedly its impact on the site and much more specifically on the city. Shells are changing use, facilities are being demolished and whole areas are changing face and orientation. In total, urban regeneration programs "transform" respective whole areas, even in the heart of cities-major economic and political centers, which in many cases keep this characteristic but in a different part of the economy. In the European North, the largest urban regeneration programs already, either as a whole or even in part, show the new urban profile that they are creating. The most common of these is the liquid element, either commodity or architectural design, or even historically as to the role it has played in shaping the "historical" profile of the wider area of the regeneration area. From HafenCity, the largest ongoing urban regeneration program in Europe, in Berlin, with particular emphasis on the government and parliamentary region, and the integration of both the wet and the river elements as an integral part of both the design and the daily routine of users of the redeveloped areas. With these examples, both in terms of design and economic orientation, Greece is preparing to host respectively two of the largest such programs. Elliniko and the area of Agios Dionysios, in the NE part of Piraeus and the central part of the port of Piraeus, with the second being today at much higher maturity level than the first is, two of the most typical cases of what is going on to follow in areas with these characteristics in Greece of the crisis.

Keywords: Urban regeneration; HafenCity; Elliniko area; St. Dionysios area; Economic depression

Session 13 Planning Smart Cities in the MED â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Stepping forward Progress on Planning Approaches and Tools Chair: Prof. Beniamino Murgante

Source: https://www.enterrasolutions.com/blog/ontology-power-understanding/

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ontology Development for Semantic Exploration of the Smart City Context in Small and Medium-Sized Cities in the Mediterraneanâ&#x20AC;? Maria Panagiotopoulou, Margarita Kokla and Anastasia Stratigea

Abstract Possessing an extremely critical geopolitical location, at the crossroad of three continents, the Mediterranean region is perceived as a very special area, of great significance concerning its natural and cultural wealth, history, climate, biodiversity, etc. It is also conceived as a crucial hot spot in many respects, with urbanization being the most intriguing issue that puts at risk the whole region's sustainable future. Small and medium-sized cities, as the dominant type of the Mediterranean urban settlementsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; network, share a plethora of common attributes and severe threats that render them highly vulnerable places and affect their resilience potential. Taking into consideration numerous important issues such as: the particular attributes of the Mediterranean region as well as the major challenges that this area has to confront; the fact that despite the overwhelming number of small and medium-sized cities, those environments seem to be seriously lagging behind in terms of developing and implementing efficient and integrated smart strategies, facing thus severe obstacles in reaching smart, sustainable and inclusive end states; but also the great ambiguity inherent in the smart city concept and the ways this can potentially be translated when it comes to urban environments, the paper focuses on the development of an integrated conceptual smart city model, dedicated to these type of cities in this specific endangered part of the world. This model constitutes an attempt to outline the key drivers of such cities and their interrelationships, in order the smart city concept in the Mediterranean context to be fully explored and grasped; while also acknowledges sustainability aspects as important, and not explicitly defined in current smart city understanding in many areas of the world.

Keywords: Mediterranean region; Small and medium-sized cities; Smart sustainable cities; Conceptual design of ontology

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Island Synergy - A Method of Creative Integration in Spatial Planning and Managementâ&#x20AC;? Zbigniew Paszkowski and Sylwia KoĹ&#x201A;owiecka

Abstract Synergy concept derives from the ancient Greek culture and means working together. Today it has a broad meaning and application, and in current scientific research occupies an important position. The idea of synergy plays a key role in the concept of the evolution of complex systems. Island synergy is a new concept referring, first of all, to planning and management in urban planning, with conscious, synergic and creative combination of the values of individual "islands of knowledge" from different fields of science and different areas of activity. It is the relationship between qualitative and quantitative values, between areas of concentration and dispersion, between concepts, things and systems that do not have seemingly common points. Island synergy is a process in which the added value is created as a result of trans-territorial cooperation. The goal is to plan and implement such development trends that will allow you to minimize your material contribution. This method of operation is included in the sustainable development strategy, where the creation of new values takes place without unnecessary consumption of resources. It also represents the holistic approach to solving scientific problems. The basis of island synergy is the operation on endogenous values of individual islands and striving for their defining and protection. The exogenous values are new values that arise as results of the island synergy method. It uses values from different islands of knowledge in the processes of change, which have a positive or negative return - they cause the development of values or their atrophy. For a better illustration of the presented theory, the "Island synergy method" can be applied to specific geographical situations - archipelagos and insular relations distances, domination, interdependence, variability in time, etc. The authors describe the possibility of applying the island synergy method in spatial planning and space management.

Keywords: Island synergy; Insular synergy; Sustainable development; Philosophy of islands

“An Ecosystem Services-based Approach to Assess Territorial Impacts of Renewable Energy Sources Plants: The Case of Micro Wind Power Plants in Potenza” Francesco Scorza, Angela Pilogallo, Beniamino Murgante and Giuseppe Las Casas

Abstract The 2005 Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) could be considered one of the main efforts to promote worldwide a renewed environmental assessment approach, sponsored by the United Nations. The most innovative contribution, promoted by MA, had been the unprecedented overview of the state of the world’s natural environment, founded on the basic idea that ecosystem value in decision-making should be grounded on the idea of services provided to humans. That approach opened to a wide range of research, linked to the demand by decision makers to hold new assessment tools in order to develop comprehensive scenario analysis. What we intend to discuss in this work is linked to the effort to demonstrate the effectiveness of ecosystem services’ approach as a policy driver for sectoral development programs. We present the evidence of carbon storage estimation in Basilicata Region; and we discuss synthetically critical issues, connected with data availability in this field of territorial investigation. After remarking the weaknesses of such quantitative approach in the absence of reliable data, we discuss a way to assess territorial anthropic development in a specific sensible sector: renewable energy plants development. The research proposes a preliminary attempt to compare benefits in CO2 emissions’ reductions with loses of carbon storage, linked with the process of transition from natural or semi-natural land use to artificial ones in RES plant development. A relevant case was analyzed: Potenza Municipality. It is representative of the issue to reinforce the governance of RES settlements, as in recent years the municipal surrounding areas were transformed by a number of micro wind power plants installation, with relevant consequences on landscape quality

Keywords: RES governance; Territorial impact assessment; Ecosystem services

“Increasing Effectiveness of Participatory Spatial Planning Processes: An e-Decision Support System” Giorgos Somarakis and Anastasia Stratigea

Abstract Participatory planning is nowadays perceived as the main stream for dealing with spatial planning problems, constantly gaining ground worldwide at various decisionmaking levels and planning fields concerned. However, participatory processes are very demanding and require important decisions to be made that are critical for the effectiveness of relevant spatial planning endeavours. These decisions are largely defined by the planning problem at hand and the social context this applies. Based on these aspects, proper participation tools can be selected from the wide pool available. However, lack of specific knowledge and/or similarities of certain participation tools can hinder informed choice, thus weakening both the process and outcomes of the planning context. The goal of the present research is the development of an e-Decision Support System (e-DSS) that enables more knowledgeable participation tools’ selection, in an effort to properly handle the above deficit. This e-DSS is embedded in an online platform, providing users (policy makers, planners etc.) with: knowledge about the theoretical ground of participatory spatial planning; a range of options with regards to participation tools; and distinct choice of those tools that best fit to the context of their specific spatial planning problem at hand. Additionally, the platform constitutes a forum for multipurpose users’ interaction, e.g. gathering ideas and proposals for improving e-DSS functions, exchanging information on participatory spatial planning concerns, effectiveness of tools in specific spatial planning case studies, etc. The e-DSS is tested and assessed by a group of experts, addressing different spatial planning problems in order its database, functions and users’ interface to be optimized and finalized.

Keywords: e-Decision Support System; Participatory Spatial Planning; Participation Tools; Online Platform; Policy Making

“Building Development Strategies for Collaborative Design and Negotiation: GEODESIGN Applications in Weakest Urban Areas” Francesco Scorza, Beniamino Murgante and Giuseppe Las Casas

Abstract To face urban development in weakest Italian municipalities is a critical technical activity, which requires an integrated and inclusive approach for strategic goal selection, together with effective monitoring tools describing local trends (concerning economy, services, employment etc.) and local communities’ needs. In this work, we discuss peculiar evidences deriving from the application of GODESIGN approach as a meta-planning methodology: “geodesign” by C. Steinitz. We compare two applications: i) The case study of Scanzano Jonico in Basilicata, representing an interesting strategic planning laboratory due to the fact that the municipality is characterized by sensible territorial resources (mainly unexploited); a developed agricultural system; a week urban structure, characterized by a generalized lack of effective public service; and insufficient infrastructures; in a perspective of concrete and feasible strategic development planning, based on the lack of public resources and facing the challenge to guarantee better living conditions for local communities. ii) The case study of Gravina in Puglia Municipality, concerning the issue of urban regeneration of the historic center, characterized by an extensive beauty of the urban traditional environment, with historical buildings partially renovated, and settled in a unique landscape scenario: the “Gravina” canyon. This municipality is included in the function territorial system between Matera (EU Capital of Culture 2019) and Bari, which is going through a short term intensive tourism development perspective, connected with an expected high demand for hospitality and cultural services. Conclusions discuss positive evidences of the experimentation and propose recommendation for future development of the operational research in the field of participatory planning as a mean to strict links with territorial features and local community’ ambitions in strategic planning.

Keywords: GODESIGN; Strategic planning; participation