a continuous and rapid Adaptation of modern Cities to new situations (like traffic situation, sudden environmental changes etc.) can be achieved with the help of different Digital Twins (DTs). In this context one speaks of City / Urban DT, Energy DT, Manufacturing DT,….
A flexible and comprehensive adaptation of Smart Cities to new situations can be achieved if different DTs “work together”. Therefore one speaks of Digital Twin Federation (DTF).
In order to achieve a broad and flexible adaptation to new situations in intelligent Cities, the cooperation (association) between City DT, Energy DT and Manufacturing DT is extremely important. This is a requirement for the Adaptability of Smart Cities.
See my little literature list.
Best regards and much success
Anatol Badach
Digital twin cities and the future of urban planning
Li Deren, Yu Wenbo, Shao Zhenfeng: Smart city based on digital twins; Computational Urban Science, 1:4; 2021 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs43762-021-00005-y
Fabian Dembski, Uwe Wössner, et al.: „Urban Digital Twins for Smart Cities and Citizens: The Case Study of Herrenberg, Germany“; MDPI, Sustainability 2020, 12(6), 2307 https://doi.org/10.3390/su12062307
Digital Twins, Smart Cities, and Urban Modeling https://www.abiresearch.com/market-research/product/1033835-digital-twins-smart-cities-and-urban-model/
Mervi Hämäläinen: Smart city dvelopment with digital twin technology; July 2020; DOI: 10.18690/978-961-286-362-3.20 Conference: http://bledconference.org/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342715735
How Digital Twins Enable Intelligent Cities https://e.huawei.com/de/eblog/industries/insights/2020/how-digital-twins-enable-intelligent-cities
heir you cane find some draft concept ideas that can help and define the smart city concept:
A smart city encourages people to walk, meet, talk and congregate on streets, in shops and in public spaces.
It’s a place where people interact easily, effortlessly and joyfully with each other and with their environment.
A smart city provides a matrix for random informal interactions, serendipitous meetings and spontaneous relationships.
It’s a place where people feel safe — not because they are surrounded by cops and cameras, but because the city’s cyber-physical infrastructure is designed intentionally for the purpose of creating an atmosphere of trust, community and shared responsibility.
Smart cities make it easy for people to travel from one neighborhood to another. They provide a mix of transportation solutions that reduce traffic congestion and diminish harmful emissions from vehicles.
They provide seamless broadband and Wi-Fi coverage. In a smart city, there are no dead zones and no dropped calls. Free charging stations are conveniently placed; no one worries about their phone battery dying.
Smart cities take energy efficiency to the next level; they generate more power than they consume. Smart cities grow their own food and manufacture products from recycled materials. They measure water usage by the drop and conserve natural resources by the ton. They’re miserly, but in a good way — in a smart city, nothing goes to waste.
Smart cities have solar-powered smart trash bins that signal when they’re getting full. That might not seem like a big deal, but smart trash bins save cities millions of dollars annually by reducing the costs of collecting garbage.
Smart cities have smart street lights equipped with sensors that spot potholes, measure traffic flow, listen for gunshots and help drivers find empty parking spaces.
They have smart systems that make it easy for citizens to obtain permits and licenses without having to stand in line at city hall. They remove the friction and complexity from processes such as paying taxes, registering children for school and finding health care for an aging parent.
Regarding adaptation (to climate change, urbanisation, population growth, resource consumption and environment impact) water is the connecting challenge in smart cities world wide. The number one global risk and the opportunity for transformative and sustainable impact and comprehensive cultural change. Water will shape the city of the future, and accelerate the transition to a water smart city;
Chapter Integration of Water Management and Urban Design for Climate...
Article How water challenges can shape tomorrow's cities
Illustration: Transitioning towards the water sensitive city: Urban water management transitions framework (adopted from Brown et al, 2009). The green arrow represents the focus of the Water Smart City concept on how to speed up the transition in a smart way, by simultaneously enhancing liveability and economic development (Hattum et al, 2016).