As the son of academics
Before my age of 10 I had lived on four continents,
Five countries and seven cities.
I have joined seven different educational systems.
I joined the first year four times in four different countries.
An extension from New Zealand to California
So you may not be surprised
That a real passion for cities grew up internally,
A passion for cities.
Four years ago, I resigned from my job
My strategy was to establish a consulting firm with my partner
Who are here somewhere
We started working with many cities throughout the work
Especially with cities
Which is looking to do things beyond its infrastructure
And beyond the limits of their systems
Cities are looking to put a fingerprint on their people
To affect themselves
Even if it is often simple but has a distinct effect
Because you know all cities are similar
The base of cities is identical
This is one of the difficulties when city rulers advise:
All cities have similar infrastructure, similar to roads and parking
And infrastructure
What distinguishes some cities?
What makes residents of some cities loyal to them?
And makes them connected to it
They feel a sense of belonging to a particular city
What makes some deans better than others?
In order to explain this, we decided to develop a simple model
To show it to you
In fact, I think this is the simplest model for a smart city in the world.
And made it simple for a simple reason
It is an answer to one question, one question only
What makes the city an exceptional city?
Originally people come to cities to get security
And security provided by city walls
Infrastructure includes:
Roads, public buildings, and energy infrastructure
Things got worse and worse
Cities eventually need some systems to control them
Therefore the second layer was founded
This is the infrastructure of our society
The infrastructure of our society consists of the health system, the education system,
And the transportation system
Trade system
These two classes were complementary to believe in us – we citizens – living
To provide us with – the citizens – services
But in fact we are not part of how much this process
We are not part of making decisions in cities
Because cities depend on infrastructure
Because their infrastructure is based
Just build the city, the citizen will come right? That’s what they say
So when we travel around the world
Addressing city dwellers in different parts of the city
We noticed that some cities are doing something different
Different cities do different things
Distinct cities break this rule
Let me give you an example
Paris, August
We note that the month of August is difficult for the people of Paris
The temperature is high, shops are closed
The population is heading to the coast
The mayor of Paris knows this
He also knows
That the people who remained were suffering from something
We call it the “Parisian Depression”
Deans are good at changing infrastructure
But they are unable to deal with things
Such as the mood swings of their communities
This was a challenge to him
But it had a wonderful look
His idea was “the reason why the people of Paris moved to the coast,
Is going to the beach
Maybe if we brought the coast to the city
Maybe if you bring the beach to the city
The problem will be solved “
In fact, that’s what he did
He brought 5,000 tons of the sands of the Riviera coast to the center of Paris
And 100 palm trees
He created a virtual beach in the middle of the city
I thought this was a great story and she told my daughter
When I told her she looked at me
“My father is such a wonderful mayor,” she said.
I do not know which of you has children at 12 years of age
But I tell you that he is seldom excited
Children 12 years old because of political decisions, right?
(Laughter)
So, what made his decision distinctive? What made it exceptional?
What made him exceptional was that he asked the right question:
How do we change the mood of society?
It was a good question
When he asked how, his concentration changed
Of the expected focus on infrastructure
To citizens
He thought of citizens instead of infrastructure
Because of this simple change
Decided this unique decision, the work of this extraordinary project
He became a seasoned mayor in the eyes of my daughter
Now Parisians are resting on their industrial beaches enjoying the sun
But what about some important problems?
What about some basic problems such as pollution?
Do the same laws apply to pollution?
As one who has dealt with public policy for many years,
When I think of solutions to change the pollution problem
I’m thinking about things like 20-20-20 by 2020
I mean a 20% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions and a 20% increase in sources
Renewable energy and 20% energy efficiency by 2020.
But definitely 20-20-20 decision by 2020 is
Basic Decision Ascending
It is a good decision for state governments and federal governments
The United States, the European Union and China
But what are the duties of the ruler towards the citizens?
This is the city of Louisville in Kentucky.
When I sent this photo to the designer I worked with
Her answer was “It’s impossible for me to put this picture in the show:
Its accuracy is not good “
My answer was: “The problem is not the accuracy of the image;
But in the purity of the air. “
Because the city of Louisville is known as the most polluted city in the region.
In fact, it is among the 20 most challenging cities
To live in people with asthma
The mayor knows that
When he learned that, he asked a wonderful question:
How to improve the standard of living
For individuals with asthma?
Now, when he asked this question, he was on his way to success
But he was aware that he needed more information
He therefore decided to distribute the inhaled inhalers
On communities suffering from asthma
This was for data collection
Numerous data on sites and times of asthma attacks
The severity of these seizures depends on the heartbeat
Data were above expectations
They received 1.2 million environmental data points
They added 5.4 million additional data points from other information
To connect the data
Understand how asthma appears in society
The links were impressive
Because they realized
When temperatures rise, asthma attacks increase in people with asthma
And also increase in population
Main transport routes
Imagine the inhabitants of the main transport routes on very hot days
Where they were in danger and embarrassment
Then the population suffers serious seizures
Then they made decisions
They said: “The extension of these roads, these roads are brown
Where the risk of asthma is high
We will turn truck lanes
Away from these areas as well as we will report industrial sites away from them
Because we have the information “
They read the data more and then realized
That the most areas affected by asthma are free of trees
They planted trees there
This data is fantastic but the solutions were much more impressive
They reduced the use of inhalers to 82%
Among other benefits to their community
The result was exceptional
Let us consider these two examples:
Because we think of Paris and Louisville
In Paris, the Mayor looked at the emotional needs of residents
In Louisville, he looked at physical needs
These new neighborhoods of our smart cities
And our community
Because if we ask the right questions
And look at our cities
We look at our travels, our well-being, and our knowledge
We begin by allocating our cities
Because now our flights are exhausted
Our infrastructure is exhausted
As mayor what should you do? What are your options?
How do you create scoring methods? How do you create pedestrian routes?
How do you build parking?
You ask the wrong questions
We must ask different questions
Why do everyone go to the middle of the city at the same time?
What about our health?
Our social infrastructure is also exhausted
In fact, realize that the increase of beds in hospitals
And increase hospital wings
Will not help
Look at what they did in Louisville
Look at who has changed in the welfare of living in Louisville
There was cooperation between management positions
Transport management and zoning management
With the Department of Health and private companies
If we ask the right questions, we can work together
In order to solve our problems
Albert Einstein,
“Any fool can give you answers,
But requires a genius to ask the appropriate questions “
We believe that if we ask the right questions, we will find the appropriate answers
We may turn the impossible into our everyday lives
Thank you so much
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