PARE SUMMER SCHOOL
2014
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University
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Kasetsart University
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Name
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BUABAN Parichat
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PARE ID No.
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PARE26-029
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Group No.
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2
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You will write a report (500 words) on your
group’s discussion.
In the report, you will:
A) propose how you can contribute as a
specialist to realize your group’s master plan, and
B) propose a title of research paper related
to the master plan.
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Development of Smart City in Asia
Environmental
degradation has been caused by human factors such as population growth and
excessive human activities. Furthermore, agriculture
intensification, rapidly growth of globalization economy, urbanization and
unprecedented demand of natural resources are also the causes.
Java
in Indonesia as an example, the island has the large population and rapid
industrial area expansion. They are the causes of environmental degradation
in urban area. Also, increase in food demands such as coffee, palm and
sugarcane and consumption of energy such as wind energy, solar energy and natural gas are
increasing. Thus, it can be seen that high demand of food and energy
influence on increase of natural resources consumption. Therefore, practical
solution of PARE chain – population, activities, resources and environment -
should be considered to cure environmental degradation.
Sumatra
is another example. A beautiful island with wealth environmental resources for instance geothermal, oil, coal bed
methane, coal and gas, ocean, lake, river, land and ethnic. Sumatra also has
the huge area with 480,847 km2 and population with 47,005,538
people. However, the city has the lack of well management and utilization of
environmental resources. Therefore Sumatra Island has been taken as a sample
city to be considered as a smart city development plan.
Smart
city is a solution to utilize the environmental usage in the big city. Smart
city is smart
everything
and centralized eco-friendly industry. Smart city can be described as smart
energy, smart building, smart healthcare, smart technology, smart education
and etc. There are several kinds of technologies can be adopted to build
smart city with environmental friendly.
1. Agriculture management - Pre and
postharvest and biomass utilization can be taken to reduce Greenhouse gas
(GHG) emission for sustainable agriculture.
2.
Fisheries – Inland saline aquaculture can improve productivities and reduce
the impact of Plankton drop causing fish dead.
3. Animal Husbandry - Formulated feed and
biomass production.
4. Energy – Usage of alternative energy such
as wind, water and solar energy.
5.
Smart Home – Home Automation for energy consumption optimization.
6.
Hi-tech Transportation - Bullet train and real-time monitor.
7.
Modern Hospital - Online patient status and doctor to reduce usage of paper.
8.
Communication – Wi max, 4G for faster and no-boundary of business and
education activities.
9.
Education – Distance learning or e-learning.
However,
there are not just technologies that can achieve the objective of smart
city. There are several actions that
must be considered such as education, promotion to the city, proper planning
and management and government supported. Thus, technologies and good
methodology can lead to better life quality which is the objective of smart
city.
In
the future, people in Sumatra might be able to see mobile phone and house
with solar energy, efficient distance learning, very high speed
communication, online hospital and sustainable agriculture. Now, Sumatra
government has started smart city plan consisting of city design, cost of
investment, timeline development and society preparation and education. In
2035, Sumatra will be a city of smart technologies with environmental
friendly and a good life quality. Therefore, smart city is not just an
abstract concept, but it can be done with proper plan and society cooperative
as in Sumatra.
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