Keynote on sustainable urban development at Dell Designathon at Mumbai 2018
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As 50% of the 7.6 bn people live in urban areas today likely increase to 70% by 2050, the cities are becoming an ultra complex habitat to be sustainable. Sustainability a wholistic term that refers not just to ecological angle here, but also to economical sustainability, which in turn points to education, health and wellbeing of the residents as well. The presentation explores the dimensions for design ideas for sustainable urban development. The keynote speech was delivered for Dell Designathon event at Mumbai in Aug 2018
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- 1. Dell Designathon 2018 DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT Manoj Kothari
- 2. 2 We are India’s leading Business Innovation consulting company. We use Design Thinking led User Research to generate new business models, product ideas, better customer experiences. Our work helps shaping & reimagining brands. ABOUT TURIAN LABS
- 5. 2013 fire in Indonesia
- 6. THE LOSS! • 500,000 cases of respiratory tract infections • Acid haze in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore and Thailand. • Assets worth $47 billion lost • 3000 Orangutans caught in the fire & died • 9000 Sq Km of Indonesian forest was cut down for palm oil plantations (equal to Lebanon or Cyprus) The palm oil trade is worth about $50 billion. Products as varied as chocolate bars, margarine, ice cream, frozen pizza, lipstick and shampoo, all contain palm oil (almost 50% of all edible packed food)
- 7. THE LOSS!
- 8. 1.6 billion cell phones sold in 2017. (World population is around 7.6 billion) Each cell phone is packed with 42 different materials including yttrium, lanthanum, terbium, neodymium, gadolinium and praseodymium. Many of these are rare/toxic. One tonne of iPhones would deliver 300 times more gold than a tonne of gold ore and 6.5 times more silver than a tonne of silver ore. THE LOSS! One desktop uses up to 12 times its weight in fossil fuels. One laptop emits over 250 kgs of carbon dioxide during manufacturing. Manoj Kothari / Turian Labs / ADI / Dell Designathon
- 9. • More than 150 billion garments are produced annually, enough to provide 20 new garments to every person on the planet, every year. • Plastic microfibers shed from our synthetic clothing into the drainage, account for 85% of the human-made material on the sea shores. • A quarter of the chemicals produced in the world are used in textiles. • 1 pair of Jeans production consumes 20000 Litres of water THE LOSS! The fashion industry is the second biggest polluter of freshwater resources on the planet. Manoj Kothari / Turian Labs / ADI / Dell Designathon
- 10. # Cities are parasites?
- 11. What is urban sustainability? Manoj Kothari / Turian Labs / ADI / Dell Designathon
- 12. 1. The planet has biophysical limits 2. Human and natural systems are tightly intertwined and come together in cities 3. Urban inequality undermines sustainability efforts 4. Cities are highly interconnected
- 14. ENVIRONMENTAL • GREENHOUSE GASES: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions • COMPACTION: Minimizing urban sprawl • RENEWABLES: Sensibly using and conserving non-renewable resources • ENERGY PRUDENCY: Reducing energy use and waste produced per unit consumption • RECYCLING: Recycling or disposing of waste with minimal damage to the environment • CARBON FOOTPRINT: Reducing the ecological footprint of towns and cities
- 15. ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS • RELIABLE INFRASTRUCTURE for water, waste management, transport and communications and energy etc. • AFFORDABLE ACCESS to land or premises in appropriate locations • FINANCIAL VEHICLES: Financial institutions and markets with investments • HEALTHY EDUCATED WORKFORCE with appropriate skills • REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS that ensure competition & accountability
- 16. SOCIAL DIMENSIONS • EQUAL ACCESS to, and fair and equitable provision • PHYSICAL SPACE to encourage positive interactions • INCLUSIVITY Assuring gender (?) and disability sensitive planning and management • CRIME: Preventing, reducing and eliminating violence and crime, including its causes
- 17. INSTITUTIONAL DIMENSIONS • POLITICAL WILL and support in the delivery of sustainable visions • TRANSPARENT administrative structures and processes • Appropriate supporting legal frameworks • Sustained stakeholder involvement • Sustained coordination between government & other bodies • Relevant and effective regulations for the sustained management
- 19. Are cities always less sustainable than rural areas? Cities produce nearly 70 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. In developing countries, cities bear up to 80 percent of the costs associated with climate change. Nanjin- 6,000-square-meter area, with more than 1100 trees and 2500 plants, is expected to absorb 25 tons of carbon dioxide each year while producing 130 pounds (60 kilograms) of oxygen each day. What started off as a joke on eBay has turned into a product of high demand for residents living in the smog-choked cities of China. Vitality Air, has found a way to bottle the crisp freshness of mountain air from Canada. Vertical Forest: Nanjin
- 20. #10 million cubic meter air per day = enough for 1 million residents
- 23. Mobile internet is democratizing entertainment Internet access across the world *2015 One of the big successes of digital age entertainment is Saregama Caravan which comes pre-loaded with 5,000 songs from the pre-Internet era. The company has made the device available in Bengali, Tamil and Marathi, on top of the Hindi original. Manoj Kothari / Turian Labs / ADI / Dell Designathon
- 24. Vertical Farming With nearly 24 million inhabitants to feed and a decline in the availability and quality of agricultural land, the Chinese megacity of Shanghai is developing the Sunqiao Urban Agricultural District, a masterplan that will introduce large-scale vertical farming to the city of soaring skyscrapers. 13 Chinese Super Bacteria TAL Apparel Ltd., which has factories in mainland China, has identified bacteria that can clean up more efficiently the vast quantities of waste water the textile industry produces. Using bacteria instead of chemicals to digest organic compounds can cut the amount of waste sludge generated by as much as 80% and enables 100% of the water to be recycled in the plant. Grown Mars Boot The Grown Mars Boot is made from mycelium, a mushroom-like fungus, that grows as someone wears it. As a person wears this boot, sweat from their feet and collected bacteria allows the mycelium to grow–so the shoe never degrades and never becomes waste. #BIOPHILIA Manoj Kothari / Turian Labs / ADI / Dell Designathon
- 26. 30 Zelectric Motors Midcentury cars were made for a different world, one that had what seemed like an endless supply of cheap gasoline and no air pollution. They were never built for today's pricey unleaded gas and greenhouse warming. Zelectric Motors specializes in rebuilding and electrifying the 1958-1967 Volkswagen Beetle, Split-Window VW Microbus, 1960s Karmann Ghia, 1973-74 VW Thing, and early Porsches. Reborn electric. Modular Farms Co. This modular farm system is a complete indoor vertical farming system capable of producing fresh, healthy plants anywhere in the world, in any climate. Custom designed modular containers are built from the ground up based on the idea of an urban farm, it scales as needed, with additional modules available for multiple purposes. Toyota e-Palette At CES 2018, Toyota outlined the e-Palette concept vehicle with partners Uber, Amazon and Pizza Hut. This vehicle is meant to be used for any commercial purpose, that combines connected and automated driving with commerce. #MAKERSCAMP Manoj Kothari / Turian Labs / ADI / Dell Designathon
- 27. Somnox The Somnox sleep robot helps you fall asleep effortlessly, get back asleep when you wake up and helps you sleep feeling safe by simulating breathing, playing lullabies and using comforting fabric, making it the ultimate sleep companion that induces sleep. Ostrich Pillow Ostrich Pillow offers a micro environment in which a person can take a comfortable power nap in the office, travelling or wherever you want. Made with love and super comfy microbeads for you to nap better Sleep Score Max The device uses bio-motion sensors to measure your respiration and body movement, providing you with the most accurate sleep data available outside of a lab. You can explore steps to help improve your sleep, receive recommendations for products and solutions, and set individual goals. #SleepHealth Manoj Kothari / Turian Labs / ADI / Dell Designathon
- 28. 36 Body Positive Movement Demi Lovato, who has been vocal about her struggle with bulimia in her music, on camera, and in her 2017 documentary, started 2018 by dominating her social media pages with swimsuit selfies. She captioned, “So, I’m insecure about my legs in this picture but I’m posting it because I look so happy and this year I’ve decided I’m letting go of my perfectionism and embracing freedom from self-criticism.” #INCLUSIVE Abercrombie & Fitch Gender Neutral Clothing Abercrombie & Fitch is launching its first gender- neutral clothing collection for kids called the "Everybody Collection". The line for kids ages 5- 14 was created after feedback from customers not wanting to be restricted to certain styles and colors when shopping across genders. Merger of senior living with dorms Intergenerational living model is coming into picture. Research links loneliness to mental decline and increased mortality, and regular social interaction with friends and family has been found to improve health in older adults. Humanitas a long- term care facility In exchange for 30 hours of volunteer work per month, students are able to stay in vacant rooms there free of charge. Manoj Kothari / Turian Labs / ADI / Dell Designathon
- 29. 25 Asgardia Asgardia, also known as the Space Kingdom of Asgardia, is a group of people who have joined together to establish a new nation. They have adopted a constitution and they intend to access outer space free of the control of existing nations. New Zealand Climate Refugee Visa New Zealand announced it will create a new refugee visa for Pacific Islanders displaced by rising seas. The nation says it is preparing for the possibility of a larger evacuation of island residents in the future as a result of ongoing climate change. C40 Cities C40 cities have tremendous power to act on climate ambitions and their power only grows when they work together. C40 networks connect city practitioners and Mayors around the world to enable stronger collective climate action. No other organizations facilitates such deep connections amongst city staff across 50+ countries, 20 time zones and 26 languages to accelerate local action with major global impact. #BRAVENEWWORLD Manoj Kothari / Turian Labs / ADI / Dell Designathon