Dr. Sumit D. Chowdhury

Incrementally Smarter Cities

Holons and Holarchies

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Molecules

Cells

Tissues

Organs

Me HolarchyA form of hierarchy, is a

whole that is also a structure of parts that are in

themselves a whole.

HolonsIs something that is

simultaneously a part of a whole and a whole itself

• Autonomous, self-reliant Units that possess a degree of independence and handle contingencies without asking higher authorities for instructions.

• Each Holon could be regarded as either a whole or as a part, depending on how one looks at it.

Holons, Internet of Things & Smarter Citiers

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A Holon will look as a whole to those partsbeneath it in the hierarchy, but it will lookas a part to the wholes above it.

• To an individual, s/he is a whole• A home/office/industry is a whole• Civic infrastructure is a whole• A City is a whole• A Nation is a whole

Part vs Whole creates dichotomies of:• Independence versus integration, • Individuality versus unity,• Competition versus cooperation,• Cause versus effect.

Individual / Wearables

Smart Homes

Smart Infrastructure

Smart Cities

Smart Nation

Smart Compact Localities

Sustainability

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Economic Development

Environmental Responsibility

Social Progress

a viable world

a fair world

a livable world

Sustainable Development

Breaking the Problem Down

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Small Compact Cities=

Smart Sustainable City !

Localities

A holistic model for high-performance urban living based on theconcept of Compact Urban Cells – a neighborhood area ofapproximately one square kilometer in diameter containing most ofwhat citizens need for everyday life within a 20-minute walk.

Small Compact Localities

Key Elements for Compact Urban Cells

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Resilient Urban Cells

New Mobility Systems

Resilient Energy System

Living Space on Demand

Shared Co-Working Facilities

Urban Food Production

Responsive Technologies

Trust Networks

Compact, walk-able neighborhoods

Electric-based & shared alternatives

Micro grids / locally-produced renewables

Micro-apartments: affordable, fun, & productive

Co-working facilities, cafés, "fab labs" (fabrication laboratories)

Roof-top urban agriculture systems

Health, energy conservation, mobility, and communications

Personal Data Privacy, mobility patterns, consumption patterns

Smart City Planning Approach

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5. Lifestyle, Culture & ArtCompatibility of High Quality of Life & Low-carbon society e.g. creation of community activities, preservation of traditional culture

New Life Services to Achieve High Quality of Lifee.g. Demand Response, Elderly people monitoring service

4. Life Services

3. Smart InfrastructureImproving information collection - processing capabilities e.g. Smart House, Smart Building, Intelligent Transport Systems

1. Real Estate DevelopmentBuilding up the foundation for a desirable city e.g. Master Planning, Urban Planning, utilization of geospatial information

Developing necessary infrastructure for a modern city e.g. roads, water supply & sewage systems, energy, telecommunications

2. Basic Infrastructure

3. Smart Infrastructure

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Smart City Services and Solutions to a Cities Immediate Needs

SmartEnergy

• Grid Automation & Flexible Distribution

SmartMobility

SmartWater

Smart Public Services

Smart Buildings & Homes

• Real time smart grid software suit

• Metering Management

• Demand Response

• Renewable Integration

• EV Charging Infrastructure

• Integrated Mobilityo Public Transit o Traveller Information

• Traffic Management

• Tolling & Congestion Charging

• Distribution Management

• Leak Detection

• Systems Integration

• Public Safety : Video surveillance

• Emergency Management

• Digital City Services

• High Performance Buildings

• Energy Efficiency solutions

• Security Solutions

• Home Energy Management Solutions

• Power, Security, Building, IT & Process Management Systems Integrated Architecture

• Weather Intelligence

• Security Systems & Management

• Energy & Environment Management Information System

Smart Integration

• Storm-water management

• Urban Flooding• Street Lighting

Management • Connected to the Grid

• Integrated City Management Platform

Shared Data

Smart Networks

GAIA City Communication Grid

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Fractal Growth of Compact Urban Cells

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Natural Systems are Sustainable!

Lets Create Smart Compact Cells that mimic nature and grow organically, incrementally

GAIA Applied Philosophy

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Natural Systems are Sustainable!

Lets Create Smart Compact CellsAnd link them together so that we mimic nature and grow organically

and incrementally

Smart Cities

Thank You !