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Fig. 8.1 Smart planning protocol for rethinking urban planning as an intelligent integrator
between cloud governance and smart tools ( SmartPlanning Lab, Palermo, 2014)
challenges that lie ahead for the necessary reduction of the urban impact on the
environment. 4
If it is true that the traditional density, centrality and urban form European
model is now ''obsolete in describing the contemporary city; necessarily, the open
space between buildings ought to be reconsidered, re-setting infrastructure systems
adopting the most appropriate scale, which is the geographical and landscape one''
(Waldheim 2009 ). A smart and creative city shall therefore adopt a broad and
panoptic view targeting its development to the implementation of citizens' quality
of life, investing in the quality of services and public space, on safety, innovative
and
flexible
lifestyle
models;
but
also
adopting
a
settlement
pattern
whose
4
The Strategic Plan ''Smart Cities Copenhagen Vision'' turns the entire city into a sustainable
laboratory for mobility and energy, primarily focusing on the port district of Nordhavn. Even
Stockholm, European Green Capital 2010, aims to become independent from fossil fuels by
2050; it has already reduced the 1990 emissions level by 25 %, notwithstanding a significant rise
in population and is investing in new technologies within service management applied to the eco-
district of Hammarby Sjöstad.
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