The overall objective of this module is to equip students with core knowledge of appreciating what it takes to plan, design, build and sustain (mega) cities that are innovative and sustainable and to know the challenges of successfully ‘selling’ new smart city concepts amidst increasing competition in this field.
By the end of this course, students will be able to appreciate the following 4 areas:
Taxonomy of Innovative & Sustainable Cities
• Describe the core characteristics of a Smart City and respective concepts
• Explain the unique characteristics of each component and how it adds value to innovative and sustainable (smart) cities
Design of Innovative & Sustainable Cities
• Understand the planning and design principles of Innovative & Sustainable Cities
• Explain the workings of each component of Innovative & Sustainable Cities In-depth study of selected (Mega) Cities
• Be familiar with the challenges of selected mega cities around the globe and understand how the smart city concept can add value in terms of livability
Commercialisation of the Smart City Concept
• Appreciate the challenges in successfully commercializing smart city concepts and applications
• Know some of the key players in the Singapore context which are involved in this service sector and establish network contacts
Note: Central to this course is a SMU-X group project that takes the form of an action-based and experiential
assignment, where student groups work with a partner organization with the aim of achieving innovative solutions
for the organization. Based on this experiential learning, students will gain acquire practical Smart City-related
competencies.
