International Workshop on Sustainable Smart Cities

本次研讨会将汇聚来自美国的15名高中生和3名学生，与来自埃及和中东及欧洲其他国家的约60名参与者会面，讨论和规划可持续智慧城市的未来研究。随着城市化步伐的不断加快，迫切需要对可持续的城市基础设施和生活进行研究。一些估计表明，到2050年，世界上70%的？美国人口将居住在城市。已经有近10亿人生活在城市贫民窟，缺乏水和电等基本服务。与此同时，城市消耗了大量的资源，如水和能源，而全球对这些资源的需求只会增加。发展中国家的城市化发展最为迅速，这使得可持续城市的主题对美国和发展中国家科学家之间的合作特别有价值。埃及是本次会议的一个特别有价值的地点，因为开罗面临着世界上任何城市中最严重的城市基础设施挑战。研讨会的主要目标是：A。为工程师、科学家和规划者提供一个论坛，讨论可持续智慧城市的当前研究。建立国际合作研究议程，促进中美之间的联合研究。美国和埃及的城市可持续发展科学家。以培训课程、奖学金和教育交流的形式概述初级研究人员的机会。可持续智慧城市规划与基础设施建筑环境城市发展的经济层面（可持续智慧旅游）智慧城市对健康和生活质量的影响；高等教育在可持续智慧城市中的作用总体主题和选定主题是及时的。美国和世界各地都在进行研究工作，以寻找城市高效、有吸引力和经济的运营和发展方式，同时满足居民的需求。本次研讨会将汇集来自美国、埃及、中东/北非其他国家和欧洲的专家，分享成果，协调新的合作研究努力，并开发培训材料，所有这些都将对美国和世界各地有价值。由于这次会议将把致力于了解和改善发展中国家城市地区的研究人员聚集在一起，因此有价值的知识交流和长期合作的潜力是巨大的。该项目由国际科学与工程办公室通过美国-埃及联合基金提供资金。

This workshop will bring together, in Egypt, 15 senior and 3 student participants from the US to meet with approximately 60 participants from Egypt and other countries in the Middle East and Europe to discuss and plan future research on Sustainable Smart Cities. Research on sustainable urban infrastructure and living is urgently needed as the pace of urbanization continues to increase. Some estimates suggest that by 2050 70% of the world?s population will live in cities. Already nearly one billion people live in urban slums that lack basic services like water and electricity. At the same time, cities consume a tremendous share of resources like water and energy for which demand globally is only increasing. Urbanization is increasing most rapidly in developing countries, making the topic of sustainable cities particularly valuable for collaboration between US and developing country scientists. Egypt is a particularly valuable location for this meeting, with Cairo facing some of the greatest urban infrastructure challenges of any city in the world. The main goals of the workshop are to:A. Provide a forum for engineers, scientists and planners to discuss current research on sustainable smart cities.B. Establish an international collaborative research agenda and promote joint research betweenC. US and Egyptian scientists in urban sustainabilityD. Outline opportunities for junior researchers in the form of training courses, fellowships, and educational exchangesThe topics proposed for the three-day meeting are:1. Sustainable Smart City Planning and Infrastructure2. The Built Environment3. Economic Aspects of Urban Development (Sustainable Smart Tourism)4. Impact of Smart Cities on Health and Quality of Life,5. The Role of Higher Education in Sustainable Smart Cities The overarching topic and selected themes are timely. Research efforts are underway in the US and around the world to find ways for cities to operate and grow that are efficient, attractive and economical while also supporting the needs of residents. This workshop will bring together experts from the US, Egypt, the rest of the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) and Europe to share results, coordinate new collaborative research endeavors and develop training materials, all of which will be valuable in the US and around the world. Because this meeting will bring together researchers committed to understanding and improving urban areas in developing countries, the potential for valuable knowledge exchange and longer term collaboration is tremendous. Funding for this project is provided by the Office of International Science and Engineering through the US-Egypt Joint Fund.