While many lavish greenfield smart city developments have been catching headlines lately, the reality is that most will be brownfield developments, integrated into existing urban spaces. Brian Coombs explores the unique challenges of smartifying our cities.
When we think of smart cities, we often imagine futuristic metropolises built from scratch, with cutting-edge technologies and innovative designs. Examples of such projects include ACUD in Egypt, Songdo in South Korea, and The Line (Neom) in Saudi Arabia.
These new build cities – greenfield developments – are created on undeveloped land or open space, like in deserts or reclaimed land, with the integration of advanced technologies and sustainable infrastructure from the start. They aim to create sustainable, efficient and liveable urban environments that leverage the Internet of Things, AI, big data and cloud computing.
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