Smart Interactive Cities [SICs]: The Use of Computational Tools and Technologies [CTTs] as a Systemic Approach to Reduce Water and Energy Consumption in Urban Areas

Abstract

The traditional thinking of cities as the compilation of their land, buildings and, infrastructure is no longer accurate to study their foundation components. Conventional urban planning is not sufficient anymore to solve city related issues. Moreover, there is an important need to integrate technology through its smart computational systems, to the City Information Modeling [CIM] concepts in order to solve those everlasting re-occurring issues. The design and development of a systemic approach in urban design processes is a necessity to face the various threats to our current and future world. Some of these major threats strongly tied up to reducing water and energy consumption rates, as well as designing and developing a smart interactive city that can maintain and sustain itself. Most importantly, this Smart Interactive C City [SIC] would also strengthen the connections between humans, machines and spaces.