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Los Angeles

by Smart City News on Thursday, August 18, 2016 in Cities

Los Angeles

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    Region: North-america
    Country: United States of America
    Inhabitans: 3.000.000 - 10.000.000
    Growth Forecast p.a.: 0% - 1%
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Projects: Modern-city-map, solar and storage project, intelligent street lighting
Domain: lacity.org
Twin City: Berlin, Saint Petersburg, Jakarta, Bordeaux, Taipei, Mexico-city, Mumbai, Beirut, Athens
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Specific Project Targets: reduce L.A.’s greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2025, 60% by 2035, and 80% by 2050, Reducing energy demand via increased building energy efficiency
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Articles: 1) How Los Angeles uses maps to help the city run more smoothly
2) Short on time and big on ideas, Gov. Jerry Brown needs to prioritize his agenda
3) Port of Los Angeles unveils $27 million solar+storage microgrid project
Message: LA Mayor Eric Garcetti. “When we open our data to the public, and commit ourselves to making it more easily available, we create limitless potential for innovation, discovery, and new understanding.”
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Barcelona

by Smart City News on Thursday, August 18, 2016 in Cities

Barcelona

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    Region: Europe
    Country: Spain
    Inhabitans: 1.000-000 - 3.000.000
    Growth Forecast p.a.: 0% - 1%
Mayor's Message:
Projects: Smart Mobility, Telecare service, Open data, School routes, Organic waste-recycling
Domain: smartcity.bcn.cat
Twin City: San Francisco,Rio de Janeiro, Boston, Monterrey, Kobe, Shanghai, Tel Avive, Saint Petersburg
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Articles: 1) Mobile History Map
2) Madrid sees Trias championing Barcelona’s efforts to become an international Smart City benchmark
3) Superblocks: how Barcelona is taking city streets back from cars
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Bucharest

by Smart City News on Thursday, August 18, 2016 in Cities

Bucharest

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    Region: Europe
    Country: Romania
    Inhabitans: 600.000 - 1.000.000
    Growth Forecast p.a.: -1% - 0%
Mayor's Message:
Projects: Smart parking, WiFi connectivity, City safe, Smart lighting.
Domain: pmb.ro
Twin City: Atlanta, Chișinău, São Paulo, Beijing
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Articles: 1) Bucharest first smart-park
2) Mentor Market
3) e-charging
Message: “It is a vibrant city, and a city that is working. It is active, it is not asleep anymore. Culture is part of that” says Raluca Ciuta, the manager for Bucharest’s bid
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Amsterdam

by Smart City News on Thursday, August 18, 2016 in Cities

Amsterdam

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    Region: europe
    Country: Netherlands
    Inhabitans: 600.000 - 1.000.000
    Growth Forecast p.a.:
Mayor's Message:
Projects: Amsterdecks/Rooftop Revolution/ MX3D Bridge, GridFriends,Amsterdecks,Smartlight, Klup
Domain: iamsterdam.com
Twin City: Cairo, Toronto, Beria, Peking, Manchester
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Specific Project Targets: 1. Renewable energy: between 2013 and 2020, renewable energy generation per capita will be increased by 20 per cent; 2. Renewable energy: between 2013 and 2020, energy consumption per capita will be reduced by 20 per cent; 3. Clean air: between 2015 and 2025, the highest measured concentration of nitrogen dioxide will be reduced by 35 per cent; 4. Clean air: between 2015 and 2025, the highest measured concentration of soot will be reduced by 30 per cent; 5. Separation of waste: in 2020, 65 per cent of household waste will be separated; 6. Between 2012 and 2025, the municipality’s CO2 emissions will be reduced by 45 per cent. 1. To ensure as much traffic as possible is emission-free (or as clean as possible) in Amsterdam in 2025; 2. To achieve a circular economy with new forms of production, distribution and consumption; 3. To incorporate climate adaptation in 2020 in relevant municipal policies on the basis of the declaration of intent signed by the College of Mayor and Alderpersons (‘Spatial Adaptation’)
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Articles: 1) smart-city projects
2) First autonomic bus from Daimler in Amsterdam
Message: "A city is as great as the people living within it. This will still hold true in a smart city: it is all about the people who live, work and play there. As a Mayor I will make sure that our citizens are always ranked first. This will of course make us the Johan Cruyff of the world’s Smart Cities. "Eberhard van der Laan, Mayor of Amsterdam
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Rome

by Smart City News on Tuesday, August 16, 2016 in Cities

Rome

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    Region: Europe
    Country: Italy
    Inhabitans: 1.000.000 - 3.000.000
    Growth Forecast p.a.: 0% - 1%
Mayor's Message:
Projects: intelligent electricity networks, Car Sharing
Domain: comune.roma.it
Twin City: Achacachi, Algiers, Beijing, Belgrade, Brasília, Kiev, Kraków, London, Mumbai, Madrid, Marbella, Montreal, New York, Plovdiv, New Delhi, Seoul, Sydney,Tirana,Tehran,Tokyo,Tongeren,Tunis,Washington, D.C.
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Specific Project Targets: Overall CO₂ emission reduction target: 23%
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Articles: 1) Romart-City 2016: The International Workshop on Robotics and Smart City
2) A smart grid for the city of Rome
3) A challenge to transform the Capital into the Smart City of tomorrow
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Shanghai

by Smart City News on Tuesday, August 16, 2016 in Cities

Shanghai

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    Region: Asia
    Country: China
    Inhabitans: > 10.000.000
    Growth Forecast p.a.: 0% - 1%
Mayor's Message:
Projects: WeChat, Plant Projects, Map-Network-Cloud
Domain: shanghai.gov.cn
Twin City: Yokohama,Osaka, Milan,Rotterdam,San Francisco,Osaka Prefecture, Zagreb, Hamhung, Manila, Antwerp, Karachi, Chicago, Montreal,Piraeus, Gdańsk Voivodeship, Nagasaki Prefecture, Hamburg, Casablanca,Gothenburg, Marseille, São Paulo, Saint Petersburg,Istanbul, Ho Chi Minh City, Alexandra, Busan, Port Vila, Dunedin, Haifa,Tashkent,Porto, Prague, Aden,Windhoek, City of London, Santiago de Cuba, Rosario, Espoo, Jalisco State,Liverpool,Maputo, Dubai, Chiangmai, KwaZulu Natal,Guayaquil,Valparaíso, Barcelona, Oslo,Constanţa,Algiers, Colombo, Aarhus County,Bratislava Region,Hauraki District,Salzburg,Lefkosia,Cork,Basel,Borås,New York, Sarajevo, Manaus,Phnom Penh, Greater London, Kuopio,Seoul, Mumbai,Bangkok, Houston
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Specific Project Targets: a peak in carbon emissions by 2030 or earlier; (2) a continued carbon intensity reduction target reaching 60-65% below 2005 levels by 2030; (3) an increase in non-fossil energy sources to represent at least 20 percent of total energy by 2030; and (4) a target to increase the forest stock volume by around 4.5 billion cubic meters on the 2005 level
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Articles: 1) Shaping a Smart Shanghai
2) Shanghai deal to turn into Smart City
3) Developments in China's smart city projects: Nanjing, Yinchuan, Lijiang
Message: The fluent communications systems and exchanges between people, commodities, capital, technology and information has made Shanghai a vibrant city. Mayor of Shanghai, Yang Xiong
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Vienna

by Smart City News on Tuesday, August 16, 2016 in Cities

Vienna

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    Region: Europe
    Country: Austria
    Inhabitans: 1.000.000 - 3.000.000
    Growth Forecast p.a.: 0% - 1%
Mayor's Message:
Projects: URBEM, DK aspern.mobil, Mobility Lab in Seestadt Aspern, PUMAS: mobility concept for the corridor Vienna airport region, ZENEM future energy networks with electromobility, Transform + CITYkeys, the evaluation of smart projects in Europe, (Deutsch) Schulprojekt: Die hängenden Gärten von Oberlaa, (Deutsch) Forschungsprojekt SMART.MONITOR Smart Cities Demo Aspern (SCDA) CASE - Competencies for A sustainable Socio-Economic development, EU-GUGLE, CLUE, TRANSFORM E-Health, Mobile Health, Senior Pad,EcoBusinessPlan,Car-free Living, Bike City,
Domain: smartcity.wien.gv.at
Twin City: Brasilia, Bratislava, Brno, Budapest, Chengdu, Kiev, Krakov, Ljubljana, Moscow, Paris, Tehran, Trieste
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Specific Project Targets: By 2050: 50% of Vienna’s gross energy consumption will originate from renewable sources. Primary energy input should drop from 3,000 to 2,000 watt per capita.Decrease of motorized individual traffic (MIT) from currently 28% to 15% by 2030. By 2050 all vehicles within the municipal boundaries run without conventional propulsion technologies.Reduction of energy consumption of existing buildings for space heating/cooling/water heating by 1% per capita and year.By 2030 the Innovation triangle Vienna–Brno–Bratislava is one of the most future-oriented cross-border innovation Regions in Europe. The share of technology-intensive products in the export volume will have increased from currently 60% to 80% by 2050. In 2050, Vienna is one of the five biggest European research and innovation hubs. All people in Vienna should enjoy good neighbourly and safe life conditions irrespective of their background, physical and psychological condition, sexual orientation and gender identity. Safeguarding of medical care at the highest level. The share of green spaces will remain at over 50%.
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Articles: 1) FH Technikum Wien bildet ExpertInnen für Smart City aus
2) Vienna ranks high on almost every urban quality-of-life list. Here’s why.
3) http://www.thenewscenter.tv/content/news/Vienna-makes-effort-to-prevent-future-flooding-390630421.html
Message: "Protecting our resources and strengthening our economy to provide a basis for social justice are the main challenges for cities in the 21st century."Mayor Dr. Michael Häupl
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