How can we describe an Advanced city, what kind of adjectives are related to this condition?
Connection and fostering of public (people’s) spacesInformationalMultiscalarComputationalEasy spread knowledgeSpatial Justice….
Do advanced cities need a vision and projection?
Advanced cities need a strategy to be the inspiration of the future but urban planning needs to be a fluid exercise, a “winding guide” implementation. The strategies need to have an adaptive DNA, if not they will not survive in…
Is an Advanced City about optimised data or subjective (humanised) data?
Cities are not smart; it depends on how tech is used by citizens. Tech use should be questioned economically, ecologically and socially. Advanced city is more sensible to cities complexities and irregularities. Sometimes cities are not smart.Technological innovation is not…
Does a smart city is equal to a rich city?
Smart cities don’t only benefit the rich but also the poor- open data, open education, free flow of information allow for knowledge creation and new jobs.Smart cities are based on sensors.Smart is synonymous to efficiency and production.It is not about…
Does technology can help the city to reinvent itself?
Cities are complex systems; tech can help but is not the cure.Investment in prototypes as ‘‘policy laboratories’’ or ‘‘Change Labs’’ can create the conditions for successful integration of different perspectives and knowledge sets, facilitating breakthroughs in complex problem domains through…
How could we preserve spontaneity in discovering the city, if cities are constantly observed and completely mapped?
Turn off tech devices and enjoy serendipity. Turn on tech devices to be guided. Tech allows you to safely lose yourself.«Urban dérive » research project will be launched this year by ENSAM. “Urban dérive” is about analysing the city from…