Course Description
The United Nations predicts that by 2050 almost 70% of the world’s population will live in city environments, this increase presents tremendous opportunities and challenges. The purpose of this course is to provide a deep understanding of the digital technologies, infrastructure, and social political forces shaping the future of our urban environments. It considers how the latest methods in urban analysis and governance can lead to sustainable and high performing cities.
We begin by defining Smart Cites through lectures and case studies and drill down into the technologies shaping new and existing cities. Topics range from the beginnings of cartography to autonomous vehicles and micro grids. This course is for anyone interacting with urban environments or those fascinated by the technology that is essential to the growing population of urban inhabitants.
What am I going to get from this course?
- Have a deep understanding of of the digital technologies, infrastructure, and social political forces shaping the future of our urban environments.
- Understand how how urban analysis and governance can lead to sustainable and high-performing cities
Curriculum
Module 1: Course Overview
Lecture 1
Instructor Introduction
Lecture 3
Learning Objectives
Lecture 5
Case Study Preview
Lecture 6
Workshop Preview
Lecture 8
History of Urban Growth
Lecture 9
Elements of Urban Fabric
Lecture 10
Rapid Development
Lecture 11
Benefits and Challenges
Lecture 12
Utopian Futures
Lecture 13
"Case Study" Masdar City
Module 3: The Fourth Utility
Lecture 14
Information and the Data Deluge
Lecture 15
Storage Methodologies
Lecture 16
Mobile Computing
Lecture 18
Geocoding, Geoprocessing and Geotagging
Lecture 19
Data Integration
Lecture 20
Cloud Computing
Lecture 22
Open Data Initiatives
Lecture 24
Case Study - Hack for Change
Module 4: Resources and Tools Workshop
Lecture 26
Collecting Data
Lecture 28
Transfer Protocols
Lecture 30
Tools for Insight
Lecture 31
Rapid Visualization
Module 5: The Contemporary Connected City Part 1
Lecture 33
Urban Information
Lecture 34
Types of Spatial Data
Lecture 36
Computer Vision
Lecture 37
Low Orbiting Satellite Imagery
Lecture 38
Internet of Things
Lecture 40
Machine to Machine Communication
Lecture 41
Smart City Initiatives Framework
Lecture 42
Case Study: Songdo IBD
Module 6: The Contemporary Connected City Part 2
Lecture 43
Smart City Metrics and Dashboarding
Lecture 45
Shared Services
Lecture 46
Agent Based Modeling
Lecture 47
Resiliency and Disaster Recovery
Lecture 48
Asset Monitoring
Lecture 49
City Service Management
Lecture 50
Energy Simulations
Lecture 51
Measuring and Reporting
Lecture 52
Case Study: Rio Operations Center
Lecture 53
Smart Regulations
Lecture 55
Glocalism and Mayors
Lecture 57
Public Private Partnerships
Lecture 58
City-Building as Industry
Lecture 59
Revitalization
Lecture 60
Smart Work Centers and Virtualization
Lecture 63
Case Study: New Urban Mechanics
Module 8: Omnipresent and Ubiquity
Lecture 64
Emerging Technology
Lecture 66
Security and Privacy
Lecture 68
Strong Positioning
Lecture 70
Network Theory and Complexity
Lecture 71
Machine Learning
Lecture 72
Autonomous Urban Vehicles
Lecture 73
Case Study - USDOTFHWA
