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Multi‐service infrastructure for smart sustainable cities
in new‐development areas

Executive Summary

This document focuses on answering the question, “How should ICT infrastructure be planned for a
new city given that it has to be both 'smart' and 'sustainable'?”.
The approach taken assumes that no infrastructure exists and the city or urban development area
is to be built from new. A feature which is new for smart sustainable cities (SSCs) is the need for a
sensor layer network and peripheral devices which may be directly connected to the internet, i.e.,
the internet of things (IoT).
To reduce whole life costs, this document explores the opportunities for infrastructure sharing from
the outset. The primary concern for all types of installation is safety.

The location or collocation of ICT infrastructure is considered in urban corridors, trenches, urban
tunnels and risers into buildings and rooms. Examples of web‐based software platforms are
provided which enable data sharing via application programming and other interface.

Keywords

Urban Corridor, Utility Tunnel, Trench, sensor layer, application program interface.

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