A smart city is sometimes called a paragon of efficiency. Hence, it is deemed the perfect instrument to manage resources and thus become sustainable. This has many great environmental advantages. Here are 5 of the biggest ones.
1. Reduced Carbon Emissions
A smart city will mean smart buildings and smart industries which can manage carbon emissions. More efficient systems will ensure that as little carbon emissions as possible need occur. Also, most smart cities will run on electricity and renewable energy resources, doing away with most fossil fuel burning. With better transportation systems and more efficient electrical grids, carbon emission control will become much more manageable and efficient.
2. Energy-Efficiency
As stated earlier, one aspect of a smart city is a more efficient electrical grid. However, that’s not all that constitutes energy-efficiency. With electrical vehicles, and more efficient-energy management systems that reduce waste, smart cities can become self-sustainable.
Not only will smart cities employ more efficient lighting technology, and more efficient circuity, but also ensure more regulated use. Hence, buildings and vehicles, and industries will use energy only when required. Of course, the second law of thermodynamics says that total energy-efficiency can never be achieved. Still, smart city environmental management will alleviate energy waste to a minimum.
3. Better Solid Waste Management
Nearly 3.6 million tons of municipal solid waste is produced globally each day. This includes industrial sludge and residential waste as well. This is much more than the planet can sustain. Smart cities will allow for better management f that waste. Using advanced technology to enhance functions of waste management and production, cities will be able to manage waste better. In New York, solar-powered trash contractors only work when they’re full to a certain capacity. This is done through smart sensors.
4. Better Environmental Management
A smart city environment will also mean better management by growing more sustainable vegetation. It’s not all about cutting down on waste. It’s also about growing more trees, generating cleaner water, and cleaner air.
Sensors in smart cities will monitor air pollution levels, check water consumption levels, and energy usage. Together with solid waste management, all this will contribute to a much cleaner, and more prosperous smart city.
5. Increased Citizen Engagement
Through the installation of billions of sensors and connecting them to tech, smart cities will foster better citizen engagement. Citizens will be able to provide better and more accurate data on a city’s energy consumption, trash levels, traffic routes, etc.
https://medium.com/@mapanauta/5-epic-ways-smart-cities-can-help-the-environment-7192d77ff702
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