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via smart city projects in general.
to support and protect life and enable
The city plans to create resilient
commerce. The city is using a system led
systems—more decentralized, less prone
approach to build in capacity, flexibility,
to cascade failure—and will future-proof
safe failure, and constant learning. Being
investment decisions. Bristol has already
a resilient city is central to the Mayor’s
been the most energetic and waste-
vision.
efficient major UK city, and we plan to meet future needs by managing resources
2. Challenge of the Initiative
even more efficiently. The city aims to
During the advancement of smart
empower individuals and communities
city projects, one of the major obstacles to
to help themselves, support capacity
success is ensuring good communication
building and local decision making, and
with the project customers. It needs to be
protect local amenities. Many building
done in a way that means something to
stocks are old, but the city is working to
them and so they understand the benefits
enable owners to future-proof buildings
and their role. One way of ensuring the