Construyendo ciudades inteligentes y sostenibles en Costa Rica
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2021-06-03
Autores
Alvarado, Horacio
Cañas Días, Irene
Chona, Gilberto
de la Hormaza, Wilbert
Flynn, Michael
García Sánchez, Daniela
Segura-Bonilla, Olman
Willink Coto, Teodoro
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Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
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Existe una tendencia global y nacional que
evidencia el crecimiento
de nuestras ciudades. La
población urbana
mundial pasó de 2.300
millones de personas en
1994, a 3.900 millones
en el 2014; y se espera
que para el 2050
ascienda a 6.300 millones. Asimismo, la mitad
de todos los países del mundo han alcanzado una
zona urbana de más del 60%, cifra que se estima
que para el 2050 ascienda al 80%.
En Costa Rica, la población del Gran Área
Metropolitana (GAM) pasó de los 1.145 millones
en 1985 a 1.707 millones en el 2000 y a 2.322
millones en el 2015. Asimismo, el porcentaje de
urbanización creció del 43% al 46.3% entre 1985
y 2015. Sin embargo, la mayoría de las ciudades
tradicionales se caracterizan por estar dispersas,
contaminadas y desordenadas; además presentan
problemas en el transporte y congestión vial, no
tienen suficiente acceso a las tecnologías, son
inseguras, y persisten condiciones de pobreza,
desigualdad e insuficiente acceso a servicios
públicos. En cambio, las ciudades innovadoras a
las que aspiramos en Costa Rica buscan cambiar
esas ciudades tradicionales a ciudades
inteligentes y sostenibles. Según Segura, O
(2019) la ciudad inteligente y sostenible es
aquella con aire limpio, vegetación, fácil
movilidad, segura, con acceso a las TIC, con
servicios básicos confiables, con vivienda digna
y equitativa y un adecuado ordenamiento
territorial.
There is a global and national trend that shows the growth of our cities. The world’s urban population grew from 2.3 billion in 1994 to 3.9 billion in 2014, and is expected to reach 6.3 billion by 2050. In addition, half of all countries in the world have reached an urban area of more than 60 per cent, an estimated 80 per cent by 2050. In Costa Rica, the population of the Greater Metropolitan Area (GAM) rose from 1,145 million in 1985 to 1,707 million in 2000 and 2,322 million in 2015. Likewise, the percentage of urbanization grew from 43% to 46.3% between 1985 and 2015. However, most traditional cities are characterized by dispersed, polluted and disorderly cities, transport problems and road congestion, lack of access to technologies, are unsafe and conditions of poverty persist, inequality and inadequate access to public services. In contrast, the innovative cities we aspire to in Costa Rica seek to change those traditional cities to smart and sustainable ones. According to Segura, O (2019) the smart and sustainable city is the one with clean air, vegetation, easy mobility, safe, with access to ICTs, with reliable basic services, with decent and equitable housing and an adequate territorial management.
There is a global and national trend that shows the growth of our cities. The world’s urban population grew from 2.3 billion in 1994 to 3.9 billion in 2014, and is expected to reach 6.3 billion by 2050. In addition, half of all countries in the world have reached an urban area of more than 60 per cent, an estimated 80 per cent by 2050. In Costa Rica, the population of the Greater Metropolitan Area (GAM) rose from 1,145 million in 1985 to 1,707 million in 2000 and 2,322 million in 2015. Likewise, the percentage of urbanization grew from 43% to 46.3% between 1985 and 2015. However, most traditional cities are characterized by dispersed, polluted and disorderly cities, transport problems and road congestion, lack of access to technologies, are unsafe and conditions of poverty persist, inequality and inadequate access to public services. In contrast, the innovative cities we aspire to in Costa Rica seek to change those traditional cities to smart and sustainable ones. According to Segura, O (2019) the smart and sustainable city is the one with clean air, vegetation, easy mobility, safe, with access to ICTs, with reliable basic services, with decent and equitable housing and an adequate territorial management.
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ECONOMÍA, DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE, MEDIO AMBIENTE, CIUDADES, INTELIGENCIA ARTIFICIAL, COSTA RICA