The future of cities

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How do you envision thecity of the future?

Francisco XuIE application 2015

Cities and their problems

City

Contami-nation

Crime

Quality of life

Energy

Contamination

Bad air quality

Water pollution

Cities are untidy and

dirty

Lack of green and

parks

Contamination

• Bad air quality

• Water pollution

• Cities are untidyand dirty

• Lack of green and parks

Crime

• Discriminationbecause of skincolour, ethnicorigin or religion

• Violent crimes

• Property crimes

• Be attacked bystrangers

Quality of life

• High cost of living and purchasing

• Non Affordabilityof housing

• Rising crime rates

• Health systemquality

• Traffic (commutetimes)

Energy

• Contaminationcreated in order toget electricity

• Waste of energy in jams

• Use of appliancesthat are notefficient

• Not enough use of renewable energy

How do I envision thefuture city?

Energy Security

Mobility Healthcare

The futureof cities

Energy• More use of

renewable energy, such as photovoltaic panelsin buildings roofs

• Use of energysaving appliances

• More green spacesand parks

Security

• More use of surveillancecameras in thestreet, as well of facial recognitionsoftware

• Implant or use of tracking devices in order to trackpeople

• Police robots thatreplace humans toavoid more casualties

Mobility

• Cars that drive automatically and use only electric motors

• Creation of a transport that travels750 km/s betweencities(Hyperloop)

• Aerial magneticpublic transportationto avoid traffic jams

Healthcare• Use of

nanotechnology torepair inside thebody

• Use of robots toassist sick people

• Implants that detectfuture healthproblems on people

• Bionic implantsthat replace human parts that sufferedcancer