The smart city has paved the way for more democratic planning, while leaving behind a new urban patchwork of economic and social winners and losers. Urban planning is crucial to an urban future, and the success of future cities will depend on how urban planners use technology to serve their citizens and ensure sustainability and equity.

This video describes the potential of big data and smart city technology to solve problems in urban areas. Jason Luger shares innovative data-driven solutions in energy, transportation, infrastructure, and communications and describes the privacy concerns inherent in large-scale data collection.

00:12 The use of new technologies in town planning
01:40 How much does data collection cost?
02:49 Types of smart urban planning
04:20 Technological solutions for smart cities
05:40 Smart City Case Study: Quayside from Sidewalk Labs
07:29 Critique and potential of smart cities

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