Are smart cities dumb?
A bright new future of clean power and easy living, or a science fiction nightmare?
Driverless cars powered by renewable energy whisking their healthy and happy citizens between gleaming skyscrapers, criss-crossing efficient roads. That鈥檚 the dream of many so called smart cities.
The trend for 鈥榮mart cities鈥� has grown immensely over the last decade and their definition has evolved too. Hundreds are planned or are already being built around the world, in both rich and poor countries.
From Google鈥檚 Sidewalk city to Eko Atlantic in Nigeria, tech companies are seeking to tame our ever more urban world.
But critics worry that instead of being clever solutions they simply reinforce the existing poverty and inequality. How can a tech giant solve the problems of the developing world when people need water not wifi? We ask, are smart cities dumb?
Presenter: Kavita Puri
Producer: Jordan Dunbar
Image: Sunrise in New York City
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How cities in developing countries can be the smartest
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