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Collection Methodology for Key Performance Indicators for Smart Sustainable Cities

Dimension Environment
Sub-Dimension Environment
Category Environmental Quality
KPI Name EMF Exposure
KPI No. EN: EN: EQ: 1C Type: Core Type: Smart

Definition / Percentage of mobile network antenna sites in compliance with EMF exposure
Description guidelines

Rationale / The deployment of mobile network antenna sites and similar smart sustainable city
Interpretation / wireless infrastructure often receive opposition, which usually increases with the
Benchmarking density of such installations. This opposition may be linked to concerns about
potential health risks caused by the exposure to EMF, as well as to concerns about
aesthetics, impacts on property values, or issues such as privacy of information.
With respect to EMF exposure, these fields are often imperceptible to and poorly
comprehended by the general public. This can generate social conflicts due to
public distrust and rejection and lead to delays in the deployment of new wireless
technologies. In this context, city officials and elected representatives need to
develop transparent policies and mechanisms for the implementation of wireless
facilities. (Recommendations ITU-T K.83 and ITU-T K.113)
WHO has developed a Framework for developing health-based EMF standards.
Large disparities between national limits and international guidelines can foster
confusion for regulators and policy makers and increase public anxiety.
(Recommendation ITU-T K.91) These factors have motivated WHO to build a
Framework for developing health-based EMF standards which address how to
develop science-based quantitative EMF exposure limits. It is intended for national
advisory and/or regulatory bodies that are either developing new standards for
EMF or reviewing the basis of their existing standards.
Cities shall confirm compliance through a statistically valid audit program for
mobile network antenna sites and provide data as to the verification program and
results. (Recommendation ITU-T K.61)
Sites shall be counted only if they are part of a verification program and results
show no area of non-compliance. (Recommendation ITU-T K.52)
An improving trend and higher values are considered positive.

Source(s) WHO EMF Standards - Framework for developing health-based EMF standards.
Retrieved from < http://www.who.int/peh-emf/standards/framework/en/>
Recommendations ITU-T K.52. Retrieved from <https://www.itu.int/ITU-
T/recommendations/rec.aspx?rec=13131>
Recommendation ITU-T K.61. Retrieved from <https://www.itu.int/ITU-
T/recommendations/rec.aspx?rec=9139>
Recommendation ITU-T K.83. Retrieved from <https://www.itu.int/ITU-
T/recommendations/rec.aspx?rec=11037>
Recommendation ITU-T K.91. Retrieved from <https://www.itu.int/ITU-
T/recommendations/rec.aspx?rec=11634>
Recommendation ITU-T K.113. Retrieved from <https://www.itu.int/ITU-
T/recommendations/rec.aspx?rec=12666>
Recommendation ITU-T K.121. Retrieved from <https://www.itu.int/ITU-
T/recommendations/rec.aspx?rec=13137>

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