Assignment 19 – Cities of tomorrow

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Watch videos, summarize and reflect.

1.      Should smart cities build from scratch?

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tech/2014/05/27/cot-songdo-popup.cnn/video/playlists/city-of-tomorrow/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. 1:53 min

2.      LAPD’s data mining program has CIA roots

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tech/2014/05/25/cot-la-license-plates.cnn/video/playlists/city-of-tomorrow/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. 2:50 min

3.      Smart garbage: The future of stink

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tech/2014/05/23/cot-philly-smart-trash.cnn/video/playlists/city-of-tomorrow/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.2:07 min

4.      Giant wind turbines vs a tiny bird

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tech/2014/05/25/cot-london-array.cnn/video/playlists/city-of-tomorrow/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. 2:13 min

5.      Secrets behind this super-green building

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tech/2014/05/25/cot-seattle-green-office.cnn/video/playlists/city-of-tomorrow/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.2:28 min

6.      San Diego’s billion-dollar water bet

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tech/2014/05/27/cot-sd-water-plant.cnn/video/playlists/city-of-tomorrow/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. 2:28 min

7.      Can surveillance make life easier?

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tech/2014/05/25/cot-nyc-surveillance.cnn/video/playlists/city-of-tomorrow/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. 2:45 min

8.      The city of tomorrow is already here

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tech/2014/05/27/cot-overview-animation.cnn/video/playlists/city-of-tomorrow/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.1:29 min

9.      Inside the tallest building in the world

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tech/2014/06/19/cot-dubai-burj-khalifa.cnn/video/playlists/city-of-tomorrow/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.2:37 min

10.   Is this the greenest city in the world?

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tech/2014/06/26/cot-masdar.cnn/video/playlists/city-of-tomorrow/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. 2:44 min

11.   City of the future, museum of the past

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tech/2014/07/08/cot-doha-museum-islamic-art.cnn/video/playlists/city-of-tomorrow/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. 2:30 min

12.    The genius evolution of the park bench

http://edition.cnn.com/videos/tech/2014/05/25/cot-boston-benches.cnn/video/playlists/city-of-tomorrow/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. 1:20 min

 

Short summary:

 

These videos quite concisely expanded on various sustainable attempts that are being carried out all around the world through infrastructure and other means. What was really interesting is the amount of technology that gets to be implemented in such huge scale projects and regardless of the amount still allows independence  within units and even in certain videos allowed houses to remain off the grid. Although it amazes and inspires many of out current polluting cities to see such projects being able to come to full scale and provide and productive place without harm to the environment. What could truly remain discouraging is the amount of money and the cost as a whole of these solutions, many may be impressed by such results proven by such projects however, due to the current state of our economy few are willing to sacrifice and invest this much into something that doesn’t directly affect them yet.

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