How Do I Envision the City of the Future

Ivan Lyapin – January 2015

“I never think of the future - it comes soon enough.”- Albert Einstein

“The best way to predict your future is to create it”- Abraham Lincoln

“The trouble with quotes on Internet is that you can never know if they are genuine”- Christopher Columbus

City of the future:

#Ecological #Smart #Comfortable

#Innovative #Efficient#Beautiful

Social. Education

Most of the educational activities are concentrated in “education ghettos” – special

zones or campuses providing all types of education required (science, arts, sports

etc) and equipped with facilities needed.

This concept is relevant for all age and gender groups.

#smart; #innovative

Social. Governance

Every citizen of the city is engaged in governance, decision-making and problem

solving by using advanced online platforms.

#smart

Social. Leisure and entertainment

City recreational zones are extended and highly demanded by city inhabitants.

They combine the most advanced technologies used for nature preservation.

#comfortable; #ecological; #beautiful

Social. Leisure and entertainment

Sport stadiums and arenas have become universal sport centers, providing

possibility to change field size, marking, covering several times during a day.

#smart; #efficient

Social. Culture.

Cultural heritage is kept with care and attention. Old buildings are under

permanent automated control systems supervision, that gives the possibility to

keep them for ages.

#beautiful

Transport. Vehicles

No flying cars, sorry.

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Vehicles has become 100% environmental-friendly because of wide usage of

hydrogen fuel technology and used as inner city transport for short distances.

#ecological; #comfortable; #efficient

Transport. Public

Absolutely new technology of non-contact rail transport, moving by

electromagnetic principle is implemented widely. This provides people the

possibility to travel faster between cities and intensify intercity knowledge

exchange and social interaction.

#ecological; #comfortable; #efficient

Transport. Roads

Roads are built using newly developed synthetic materials, allowing minimal

maintenance and repair.

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Smart and adaptive traffic control systems with the possibility to learn are

implemented.

#smart; #efficient

Engineering. Buildings

Buildings have become slightly higher.

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Newly invented composite and synthetic materials, light, strong, flexible in

application, recyclable and cost-effective, are used. This allows changing of city

landscape within shortest time and opens new opportunities for architects and

designers.

#ecological; #efficient; #comfortable; #beautiful

Engineering. Waste handling

Highly-efficient waste handling systems are developed and implemented

everywhere. 99% of waste is recyclable.

#ecological; #efficient;

Engineering. Water treatment

Mandatory use of efficient water filtering systems allows complete water re-use.

#ecological; #efficient;

Engineering. Utilities

Systems, using sun, wind and water energy for power generation, has become

much more efficient and pushed out “traditional” for us sources of energy.

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Wireless electricity transition technology is there.

#ecological; #efficient;

Engineering. Lighting

Energy-efficient illumination based on fluorescent sources.

#ecological; #efficient;

Engineering. Communication

Wireless data transfer technologies.

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Sensor networks: permanent traffic, lighting, power generation, water systems

monitoring and control.

#smart

Economy. Production

No production and warehouse facilities inside cities. They are pushed out into

special production areas.

#efficient

Economy. Finance

All financial institutions are virtual.

Cash usage is almost eliminated.

#smart

Economy. Shopping and retail

Number of shops and malls has been significantly decreased.

Newly virtual shopping platforms are widely used.

#smart

Information

Cities have become sources of the well used and creative ideas, knowledge

centers.

#smart; #innovative