Ricerc@Sapienza

The experimental activities of the Master in "Environmental Technological Design" 2017-18, of “Sapienza” PDTA Department are grounded in an inclusive and resilient development-oriented design concept hinged on limiting land use, and producing job opportunities and well-being by focusing on innovation and civic cooperation.

Given the current challenges of climate change our society is dealing with at a global level, the European Union develops a new energy policy based on clean energy. The package “Clean Energy for All Europeans”, which has been adopted by the European Commission in 2016, contains measures for a new energy policy at the level of the European Union, based on promoting an Energy Union by following a harmonized framework and common objectives.

With the growing urbanization and development of the society, digital technologies are becoming a basis and an inherent part of the everyday urban life and of the smart cities development. The chapter examines the main definitions and dimensions of the smart city concept in the context of sustainable development.

In the last few years, service science has opened a debate on the need to adopt new approaches to better understand emerging social and economic dynamics. By following this direction, different multi- and trans-disciplinary research pathways are requesting to consider an increasing number of new variables in the management of Complex Service Systems (CSSs), underlying the fact that traditional approaches are useless in supporting decision makers in facing the challenges imposed by a more articulated scenario.

In recent years, buildings have been equipped with building and automation control systems (BACS) that provide a reliable active energy efficiency measure for reducing energy consumption. These advanced systems allow to use and regulate technological implants in the best possible way in response to change in the external environmental conditions, ensuring at the same time the highest comfort for the building’s occupants.

The advent of various wireless technologies has paved the way for the realization of new infrastructures and applications for smart cities. Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are one of the most important among these technologies. WSNs are widely used in various applications in our daily lives.

Se è vero che per “quartiere” è da intendersi la cellula primaria di un organismo più complesso che è la città, il contributo proposto vuole sottolineare, attraverso la trattazione di alcuni casi studio, l’immensa potenzialità della riqualificazione di aree urbane strategiche in termini di smartness.

Starting from the analysis of the problems that characterize the Italian suburbs, the application of a Smart Methodology to a real peripheral area is presented. In literature, several studies underline the urgent request of the city’s periphery, enhancing local and national projects to increase the quality of life in the suburbs. In this framework, authors propose a multifunctional centre development, characterized by modern technologies (both structural and plant) to implement energy efficiency and social aggregation, in line with the citizen’s needs.

The latest Smart City roadway lighting technologies and their implementation in cities are being promoted as positive impacts on the quality of life within urban areas along with a sense of safety and security for drivers and pedestrians. Autonomous vehicles are a new addition to this complexity of infrastructure. This paper introduces a new methodology in the evaluation of Smart City lighting from the driver's field of view, and provides latest measured and simulated data that demonstrates the impact of roadway lighting on the driver's vision using 'Adaptation Luminance' function.