Smart Urban Metabolism: Towards a Real-Time Understanding of the Energy and Material Flows of a City and Its Citizens

Urban metabolism is a concept employed to understand the flow of energy and materials through urban areas. However, applying this approach at the city level has been limited by the lack of data at this scale. This paper reviews the current application of the urban metabolism concept and proposes the concept of a “smart urban metabolism” (SUM). Through integrating ICT and smart-city technologies, the SUM model can provide real-time feedback on energy and material flows, from the level of the household to the urban district. This is highlighted through an example of its application in the Stockholm Royal Seaport, Sweden.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1080/10630732.2014.954899
• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2015 The Society of Urban Technology. Abstract reprinted with permission of Taylor & Francis.
• Authors:
  • Shahrokni, Hossein
  • Lazarevic, David
  • Brandt, Nils
• Publication Date: 2015-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 65-86
• Serial:
  • Journal of Urban Technology
  • Volume: 22
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISSN: 1063-0732
  • EISSN: 1466-1853
  • Serial URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjut20/current

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cities; Intelligent transportation systems; Smart growth; Telecommunications; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: Stockholm (Sweden)
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01563308
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 18 2015 11:02AM