Smart Environment - understanding and meaning

Krakow, 9th of January, 2014

Smart Environment - understanding and meaning

Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Rudolf GiffingerVienna University of Technology Department of Spatial Planning

Centre of Regional Science

Workshop in Krakow9th of January, 2014

,,SMART_KOM. Kraków in smart cities network”cofinanced by the European Union within Malopolska Regional Operation

Programme for 2007-2013


Objectives & tasks

Environment: why Urbanisation – wealth – environmental quality

Understanding: what and how Strategic integrative SC-approach on urban development

Understanding Smart City – an evidence based learning process

Defining most relevant domains

Elaborating strenghts and weaknesses


Environmental quality a precondition of urban socio-econommic development

Energy consumption a driving force of emissions About 50 % of population in urban areas – energy consumption about 75 % Increasing wealth – increase of traffic, urban sprawl and traffic

Decoupling economic growth and emissions: CO2, particulate matter

Increase of energy efficiency in urban development, / renewable ressources in urban areas

Re-structuring economic activities: shift towards green economy

WHY challenge of sustainable development


WHAT: ‚Smart City‘: origins and basic expectations

… originated from the ‘information city’ … using new ICTs innovatively ….. for example implementing a

network of sensors in the city … believe in a wired, ICT-driven form of development … stresses the role of innovation in ICT sectors

… evolved to the idea of an ICT-centered smart city highly instrumented

– …. to optimize decision making in the short and long term– … better to manage and to control city systems by collating ever-

detailed information about real time functioning

… mitigating and remedying current urban problems and make urban development more sustainable


Technical and economic understanding of Smart City

„Smart Cities combine diverse technologies to reduce their environmental impact and offer citizens better lives.

This is not, however, simply a technical challenge….” European Smart City stakeholder platform’ http://www.eu-smartcities.eu/faqs# Smart_Cities; 25.2.2013

Technologies for distinct challenges existing but how to implement

„.. when investments in human and social capital and traditional (transport) and modern (ICT) communication infrastructure fuel sustainable economic growth and a high quality of life,with a wise management of natural resources, through a participated governance.“Caragliu, DelBoand, Nijkamp,2011

Factors influencing the emergence of innovations in urban context

– from triple helix to enhanced triple helix– University, industry, goverment / learning, market, knowledge


„A Smart City is a city well performing in [relevant key fields of urban development], built on the ‘smart’ combination of endowments and activities of self-decisive, independent and aware citizens.”

Giffinger, et al., 2007

Emphasizing good performance in urban development through improvement of services in different

key fields in collaboration with relevant actors:

citizens, customers, stakeholders based on actors’ awareness/behaviour supporting development in

corresponding key field

WHAT: Integrative understanding of Smart City


The basic features of Europan Smart City approach

Important aspects of Smart City .... a city well performing in a forward-looking way in specific

key fields of urban development, …. ….for which the path of development is decisive

– …efforts improving performance in distinct fields of development – … not important to be the best

“…strengths and weaknesses of certain cities in comparison to other medium-sized cities in Europe revealing the potentials for challenging other cities in an increasing competitive situation…”

SC development based on learning processes Integrative approach focusing on relevant key fields Place based evidence: local conditions of urban development Comprehensive: technology, structure, aware citizens

(behaviour)


WHAT: Smart City as a learning process

Data

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Components

Domains

Key fields

Smart City

• delivering Rank for each city in urban system

• describing position and profile

• Supporting benchmarking

• Providing analytical evidence through insights into domains described by components (= indicator)

• identifying relevant key fields and domains

• discussing positioning and integrating different interests

• assessing profiles in terms of strengths and weaknesses

• identifying potentials for SC development

Workshops

Participatory settings

Expert interviews

Quantitative methods Qualititative methods


WHAT: most relevant key fields in SMART_KOM

Smart City: 6 key fields are pre-defined

6 workshops on each key field- Group of relevant

stakeholders/actors - Identification of domains- Common discussion of

meaning and importance

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FACTOR NAME FACTOR NAME LONG FACTOR NAME FACTOR NAME LONG

Eco_1 Innovative spirit Mob_2 (Inter-)national accessibility

Eco_2 Entrepreneurship Mob_3Availability of IT-Infrastructure

Eco_3Economic image & trademarks

Mob_4Sustainability of the transport system

Eco_4 Productivity Env_1 Environmental conditions

Eco_5 Flexibility of labour market Env_2 Pollution

Eco_6International embeddedness

Env_3 Ecological awareness

Peo_1 Level of qualification Env_4Sustainable resource management

Peo_2 Lifelong learning Liv_1 Cultural facilities

Peo_3 Ethnic plurality Liv_2 Health conditions

Peo_4 Open-mindedness Liv_3 Individual security

Gov_1 Participation public life Liv_4 Housing quality

Gov_2 Public and social services Liv_5 Education facilities

Gov_3 Transparent governance Liv_6 Touristic attractivity

Mob_1 Local accessibility Liv_7 Economic welfare

domainsdomains


HOW: Smart Environment workshop

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Which strenghts and weaknesses are obvious?In terms of - Technical standards/innovations- Urban structures in city and city-region- Awareness/behavior/education/quality of public discussion

What are most relevant domains in Krakow ?Which components contribute to these domains?

Relevant domains Relevant components

Environmental conditions Green space, public parks, …

Pollution Chronic Lower respiratory deseases, particulate matter, smog, …

Ecological awareness Protection of environment and nature, environmental awareness, …

Sustainable resource management Collection and treatment of waste and wastewater, …

Others: … ….


Good Luck

and

Many Thanks for Your Attention

Univ.Prof. Dr. Rudolf Giffinger

Department of Spatial Planning

Centre of Regional Science

Interdisciplinary Centre of European Spatial Development

Vienna University of Technology

www.srf.tuwien.ac.at


SC-Krakov: a learning process

Project consortium (lead partner Technology Park Krakov) identifies • Key fields and domains of smart urban-

regional development

6 specific local workshops about key fields• Assessing keyfields and domains• Identifying strengths and weaknesses• Elaborating potentials• Learning from good practice (visits)

• SC_Profiles: benchmarking for dedecting strenghts and weaknesses and good practice examples

• Final strategy with road map in cooperation with stakeholders

Competent Network of SC representatives participating in 6 workshops - elaborating different aspects of a road map

…probably part of an additional project…