Smart Cities World Expo – speaking notes
Spatial layout influences
Human behaviour:
1. Movement
2. Awareness
3. Interaction
4. Transaction.
Spatial layout benefits
1. Economy
– productivity
– innovation
– building & campus performance
2. Health
– active travel
– access to healthcare
– building & campus performance
3. Social cohesion
– the spatial network creates the social network
4. Safety
– property theft
– personal attack
5. Environmental performance
6. Educational achievement
– access to education
– building & campus performance
7. Cultural identity
Spatial layout
Is defined by:
1. Location
2. Linkage
3. Layout
4. Land use
5. Landscape
These are each measurable commodities/parameters. They are the building blocks of human behaviour and, ultimately, cultural identity.
Our proposal
To put spatial analysis at the heart of city systems integration. As the common ground. As the core code of the urban operating system.
A smart city
Is one which:
1. recognises the fundamental role of Spatial Layout Design
2. embraces a technology-driven approach to Spatial Layout Analysis
3. embeds Spatial Layout Analysis in the Planning and Management of the city
4. evaluates investment decisions using Spatial Layout Analysis.
The power of the network 