A smart revolution

Townsend, Sarah

A smart revolution - 2012 - Property Week 78(30) 27 July 2012, 36-38(3) .

A new movement that combines technology and property is sweeping the global development scene. The new world of urban planning - the smart city - will be characterised by the "intelligent" use of technology to mitigate the impact of climate change and population growth. Smart cities will have an ultra-modern digital infrastructure with superfast broadband, real-time data, smartphone apps and high-tech computer systems. Describes pilot schemes in London, Boston (USA), Singapore, Barcelona, and the Plan IT City in Paredes, Portugal, where the whole city will function through a single computer system.


London
Barcelona
Singapore
Paredes
United States