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United Smart Cities:Promoting smart sustainable cities worldwide
Domenica CarrieroHousing and Land Management Unit
Forests, Land and Housing Division, UNECE
«Green Cities 9th Forum on Urban Intelligence and Sustainability »
Malaga, 25 April 2018
Urban Population Trends
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30%
54%
66%
Smart sustainable city: definition
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“A smart sustainable city isan innovative city that uses information and communicat iontechnologies (ICTs) and other means to improve quality of life,efficiency of urban operation and services, and competitiveness,while ensuring that it meets the needs of present and futuregenerations wi th respect to economic, social and environmentalaspects as well as cultural.”
(UNECE & ITU, 2015)
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The United for Smart Sustainable Cities and the United Smart Cities
Deliverables
Developed by a consortium of organizations (2015-2017)
International free standard
Uniqueness: address smartness & sustainability of a city Support the localization of SDGs
50 cities around the world
KPIs for smart sustainable cities to assess the achievement of SDGsHOUSING AND LAND MANAGEMENT
Data availability/scarcity and data-use legislation Diversification of collection practices (lack of
harmonization) Resources: human and financial Expertise, skills and information on which data to
collect
To shows gaps and areas for improvement but also to demonstrate performance and outcomes
To serve as a starting point for action To set priorities To measure changes To standardize data collection To support to achieve the SDGs
Benefits and lessons learned
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• To generate ideas and initiatives that will inspire people to get involved
• To engage people and invite them to share their opinion in an informal environment
The stakeholders consultation
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The stakeholders consultation: the results
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Economy and infrastructure:• WiFi hostspots increase• Development of tourists – especially through campaigns• Reduce energy usage and cost• Reorentation of city economy based on local assets and caracteristics• Upgrade transport infrastructure
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The Smart Sustainable City Profile of Voznesensk – some recommendations (1/2)
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Environment• Waste reduction and collection of tree leaves
• Increase safety of wastewater pits
• Education on local biodiversity
• Implementation of agriculture-based solutions
• Use of renewable energy coming from tree leves, biofulels from agriculture and sewagesludge aa biogas
Society and culture:• Create more courses and training programme customized to the city’s
needs including on bio-agriculture, responsible tourism, etc.
• Support a better healthcare system and a healthier ligfestyle
• Implement accessible and safer housing
• Increase people participation to vote through better information and accessibility
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The Smart Sustainable City Profile of Voznesensk – some recommendations (2/2)
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Thank you!
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Domenica CarrieroHousing and Land Management Unit, UNECEEmail: domenica.carriero@un.orgTel.: +41 (0) 22 917 16 72Website: www.unece.org/housing
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