The mineral supply of ‘smart cities’: resourcing a more sustainable techno-urban transition - Professor Saleem Ali (Member, UN International Resource Panel and Professor at University of Delaware)

QUT Institute for Future Environments

IFE Distinguished Visitor Lecture - recorded 9 July 2019 at QUT.

As urbanisation increases around the world, there’s a growing push to create smarter cities through the implementation of technologies such as artificial intelligence and the internet of things. Smart cities have the potential to use resources more efficiently, but they also require substantial infrastructure, which comes with its own costs.In this podcast, Professor Saleem Ali discusses how the digital architecture of smart cities can be reconciled with the material needs of developing the infrastructure to run them.