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CITY CO-Operative
Housing in Smart Cities
Housing in Smart Cities will put the Citizen at the heart of things.
In such a city, the housing provides to the city what it needs in terms of
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Resources such as Fresh Water, Electricity, Sanitation and
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Capacities such as Housing for Senior-citizens, Rental housing, etc.
The citizens that occupy this housing in turn become stake-holders and gain from the prosperity of the city. Digital Technology offers the means to plug into such a Cooperative city - to access and monitor the prosperity he or she has become a part of.
To set a frame for such a city, we propose a - VERTICAL CITY. In it, the ground surface of the city is treated as a Resource common to all. By growing vertically such a city would answer the need for higher density and a greater efficiency in the use of land. Higher density is a necessity as we become increasingly urban and more populous.
The city could be zoned vertically in Three Tiers :
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The lowest level reserved for public functions
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The second level would be that of commercial activity.
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The third level would be the housing co-operatives,