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5 Academic The Cellular City Compact, diverse, Urban, technology, Massachusetts
walk able and attractive cities are a desirable features, Institute of
luxury, but they should not be. The shared electric Technology (2014)
City Science Initiative at the MIT vehicles, adaptable
Media Lab is exploring technologies living environments,
to help develop cities that facilitate flexible work places,
the creation of desirable urban compact urban cells,
features, such as shared electric elegant design,
vehicles, adaptable living connected,
environments, and flexible work autonomous
spaces. adaptable dynamic.
Our goal is to design urban cells
that are compact enough to be
walk able and foster casual
interactions, without sacrificing
connectivity to their larger urban
surroundings. These cells must be
sufficiently autonomous and
provide resiliency, consistent
functionality, and elegant urban
design.
Most importantly, the cellular city
must be highly adaptable so it can
respond dynamically to changes in
the structure of its economic and
social activities.

6 Academic Tracing the genealogy of the word User perspective, Nam et al. (2011)
smart in the label smart sustainable user friendly,
city can contribute to an responsive,
understanding of how the term adaptability.
smart is being loaded. In marketing
language, smartness is cantered on
a user perspective.
As a result of the need for appeal
to a broader base of community
members, smart serves better than
the more elitist term intelligent.
Smart is more user‐friendly than
intelligent, which is limited to
having a quick mind and being
responsive to feedback. Smart
Sustainable City is required to
adapt itself to the user needs and
to provide customized interfaces.

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