IE admision - Cities of the future

Cities of the futureIE MiM Application - Sergio Pozo Ríos

The challenge ahead:• Traffic jams, pollution…

are just the symptoms of the inefficiency of our cities.

• New technologies bring us the opportunity to develop our cities and adapt them to our current and future needs.

Transportation: short distances• Bikes and public transport will be

the main way of transportation for short and medium distances.

• Car-sharing platforms will significantly reduce the need for owning private cars.

• Electric cars will become common for people who prefer the benefits of owning a private car.

Transportation: long distances• Big Data analysis and optimization will make

public transport competitive against private car for daily commuting from the suburbs.• Example: Barcelona has redesigned its

bus network based on real usage data.

• For even longer distances, a new generation of planes and trains will allow people to travel efficiently and cheaply.

Energy: optimization• Solar energy will be

collected at a local stage to provide electricity and heat for our daily activities.

• Solar and wind power plants will capture energy for the rest of the tasks.

• New storage systems will be developed to capture energy and ensure availability during bad weather conditions.

• New intelligent designs will significantly reduce the needs for energy and water.

New landscape:• Cities will evolve and

become denser. As a result, metropolis will be more efficient.

Connected City• The main actor in the evolution of the cities will be the capacity

to collect and analyze data in real time. • The Internet of Things and the evolution of smartphones will be

the key players to transform our cities for good.