Presentation by Prof. Mark Dyer, chair of the COST Action TU1204, People Friendly Cities in a Data Rich World at the kick off meeting - 2013 Presented by the Chair of the session at the EVA/Minerva Jerusalem International Conference on Digitisation of Culture, Jerusalem, The Jerusalem Van Leer Institute, 12-13 November 2013 http://www.digital-heritage.org.il Presentations available at: http://2013.minervaisrael.org.il

1. TU1204 People Friendly Cities in a Data Rich World
Drafted by
Professor Mark Dyer Professor Mary Lee Rhodes Trinity College Dublin
Brian Evans, Mackintosh School of Architecture, Glasgow
Dick Gleeson, City Planner, Dublin City Council
Professor Michael Goodsite, Aarhus University, Denmark
Professor Kevin Leyden, NUI Galway & West Virginia University, USA
Dr Francesco Rizzi, Scoula Superiore San’ Anna, Pisa
Dr Yves de Weerdt, VITO, Belgium

4. THREATS
Unemployment
Ageing Society
Social Exclusion
Urban Sprawl
Ecosystem Disrupted
OPPORTUNITIES
Creativity & Innovation
Connectivity
Energy & Water Efficiency
Social Cohesive
Environmental Protection
CHALLENGES
Holistic Model
Social-Economic-Spatial
Co-Production
Place-People Approaches
Solid Knowledge Base

5. Data Rich World
SENSORS
Smart Meters
Smart Phones/Tablets
GPS Devices/CCTV
Weather Sensors
Building Sensors
ANALYTICS
Algorithims
Closed-Loop Systems
Optimize Consumption
Location Sensing
SERVICES
Location Services
Crowd Sensing
Traffic Management
Smart Electric Grid
Disaster Management
Security
(Naphade et al 2011)

6. Rethinking Cities ?
Smarter: Focuses most on Technology, Data, ICT
solutions, and System modeling and management.
Smarter Cities function more effectively and efficiently.
Typically the focus is upon the systems that make
cities work (e.g., transportation, energy, water, and
government services).
Liveable: Focuses more on Urban
design/Planning, Architecture, Aesthetics, Public Policy,
and more effective government. Livability is about
creating attractive, sustainable, and healthy places that
are good for people and the environment.

7. Hardware and Software
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8. Cities for People
City:
city
Sustainablity Indicators
Neighourhood:
Asset Mapping
neighbourhood
Building:
Accessibility
Efficiency
building
Citizen:
citizen
Happiness Index
Well being
Exploring Interconnections at Each Scale
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9. Implementation : Working Groups
Working Groups
City Sounding Board [What needs to work?]
Knowledge Platform [What do we know already?]
Living Laboratory [What do we already do?]
Framework Collaborative Urbanism [What is our model?]
Roadmap & Research Strategy [What don’t we know?]
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10. City Sounding Board
The City Sounding Board is the central idea is to
generate an agile resource that will help bridge the
gap between traditional City Governance, research,
and the citizen.
The City Sounding Board would operate within a set of
Character Areas, representing a coherent expression
of local diversity across the social, economic, and
cultural spheres. The spatial areas they cover range
from 10 hectares to 25 hectares.
The process will comprise sequential workshops will
focus on the following tasks[a] establish the collective
value system for the character area [b] express a long
term vision/shape of success[c] articulate qualities that
would evidence this [d] what are the
disconnects/issues that block the achievement of this
future.
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City Council
Business
University
Community
Cultural Sector
COST

11. Knowledge Platform
Online Media
Wiki Page I Facebook
Web Site I Podcasts
SoA Reviews
Governance, User Needs and
Attitudes, Urban Design, Public
Health, Enterprise, and Digital
Data Sources/Technology
Museums, Libraries,
Schools
Design Exhibitions, Science
Gallery, School Projects
Conferences
European & International (ASEAN)
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12. Knowledge Platform
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13. Living Laboratory
Connections and Disconnections –Design and Data.
1. Economic prosperity & livelihood
2. Health & well being
3. Integrated spatial & infrastructure
planning
4. Movement & transport
5. Climate change & energy
Source: Dr J Little Think Smart Technologies
Source: http://www.andrewwrightassociates.com
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15. Living Lab: Design Process
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21. Konkylie
City of Sounds

22. Framework for Collaborative Urbanism
Key Performance Indicators:
Process and Outcomes
• KPIs to assess progress of the design
process in partner cities
• An evaluation of public input and
measureable interface between
stakeholders.
• A record about new solutions and ideas
and whether there were meaningful
efforts to connect technological solutions
with public policy, services or
infrastructural change.
• A measure of the effect of policy change
if it in fact occurs.
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23. Implementation
Resources and Dissemination
Diverse Skills
Partner Cities
Associated Programmes
Academy of Urbanism
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24. Network Expertise
Arts and Humanities
Media Studies
Political Science
Sociology
Business Administration
Design
Architecture
Design
Town Planning
Urbanism
Science and Technology
Data Analytics
Engineering and Transportation
GIS
ICT

25. Partner and Candidate Cities
Partner Cities
Aarhus
Dublin
Galway
Glasgow
Lucca
Candidates Cities
Copenhagen
Delft
Leuven
Lisbon
Krakow
Munich
Oslo
Stuttgart
Strasbourg
Tampere
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26. Wider Goals: Linking with C40 Cities
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27. ‘Victimless Leather’ by Oron Catts and Ionat Zurr
Interdisciplinary research in action at MOMA NYC