Smart and Sustainable Cities

Objectives

The Smart Sustainable Cities course aims to introduce students to the role digital transformation and information management is playing in the construction of more efficient and climate neutral cities and its scientific study.

Student understanding of the methodologies, concepts and case studies related to the implementation and development of a smart sustainable city, based on the latest technological advances, will be deepened also with the support of NOVA Cidade - Urban Analytics Lab (http://www.novacidade.pt).

The course will explore solutions that improve the quality of life of the population, sustainable development and social cohesion, while promoting a more efficient use of resources and responding to the challenges of climate change. It will also address open data and its influence on the development and implementation of a smart sustainable city.

During the course the students will participate in the 2023 C40 Reinvinting Cities Challenge (https://www.c40reinventingcities.org/)

General characterization

Code

100149

Credits

4.0

Responsible teacher

Pedro Alexandre Reis Sarmento

Hours

Weekly - Available soon

Total - Available soon

Teaching language

Portuguese. If there are Erasmus students, classes will be taught in English

Prerequisites

None.

Bibliography

Bibliogrofia distribuída ao longo do semestre em linha com o conteúdo dos tópicos cobertos em cada sessão.

Algumas referências transversais sobre cidades podem ser encontradas em Fórum das Cidades: http://www.forumdascidades.pt 

 

Teaching method

The teaching methods will involve a combination of educational approaches, including the development of an applied group project to ensure the students¿ grasp of the learning objectives.

Evaluation method

Students will be evaluated on the execution, presentation, and discussion of their group work.

Subject matter

  1. Introduction
  2. Definition of a smart and sustainable city
  3. City planning and management verticals:
    1. Governance
    2. Energy, Environment and Buildings
    3. Society and Quality of Life
    4. Economy and Innovation
    5. Tourism
    6. Mobility
  4. City as a platform
    1. Architecture
    2. Data collection
    3. Data storage
    4. Data analysis
    5. Information Delivery
  5. Project (Students Reinventing Cities Lisbon Challenge 2023 by C40 - https://www.c40reinventingcities.org/en/students/)