SMART INFRASTRUCTURE:

case study of Gdynia, waterfront city in Poland

Mentor: Alexander Boakye Marful

Team: Alicja Baranowska, Maria Dembska, Joanna Jaczewska, Agnieszka Kozielska, Krzysztof Stefaniak, Igor Szóstakowski

SCHEDULE – STEPS OF WORK

SMART

YSTEM

ETERING

TAD

ATED

ECHNOLOGY

INTEG

„SMARTER means that the process or the

element of the grid is:

INSTRUMENTED (measure, sense and see

the condition of everything),

INTERCONNECTED (people, systems and

objects can communicate and interact with each

other in entirely new ways),

INTELLIGENT (analysing and deriving

insight from larger and more verse sources of

information, predict and respond better to change).”

INFRASTRUCTURE

Type of boundary of urban zone, that is both part of the city and in contact with water. This term can be used both to describe the city as a whole – WATERFRONT CITIES

or type of landscape in cities – WATERFRONT SPACES

WATERFRONT

Gdynia. Source: www.aeromedia.pl / Kacper Kowalski

CONDITIONS FOR SMART INFRASTRUCTURE

DEVELOPMENT

GDYNIA

• Part of Tricity

• City rights – 10th February 1926

• Population – 247 799

• Area – 135,14 km²

STATE OF COMMUNITY- case study of Gdynia -

• development history• natural environment• land use & housing• transportation system• public utilities• socio-economic situation

PROPOSALS

BASIC SUPPLY INFRASTRUCTU

RE

TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTU

RE

PUBLIC ORDER AND

PROTECTION

ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTU

RE

SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTU

RE

TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE

• independent public transport systems in 3City• poor capacity of road network• private cars constitute most of the traffic• no public water transport

INTERMITTENT BUS LANES

WHY IN GDYNIA?

Linear spatial structure of the city and road system with leading two axes N-S leads to excessive use by the individual transport and as a result a congestion

Intermittent Bus Lanes – introducing in Lisbon. Source: www.edroga.pl

PUBLIC BICYCLE SERVICE SYSTEM

WHY IN GDYNIA?

- to change structure of transport in Gdynia by increasing the share of bicycle and to make better use of the landscape and the advantages of the location – seashore and

beautiful views.

PARKING SYSTEM

Existing and new parking spaces should be integrated

with Tristar System. Thanks to that, everyone

could check availability of free parking spaces via mobile app or on

dedicated website.Parking system signs – examples.

WHY IN GDYNIA?

Due to lack of free space for new car parks there is a need to smarten the present system. Opportunity to check availability of free parking spaces in downtown may

help to avoid congestion in city centre.

WATER TRANSPORTATION

PROPOSED WATER TAXI STOPS:•Gdynia – Babie Doły, Oksywie, Waterfront (existing Molo Rybackie), South Pier, Seaside Boulevard, Orłowo

•Sopot – Pier•Gdańsk – Jelitkowo, Brzeźno, Nowy Port

(and then become a part of Gdańsk water tram system)WHY IN GDYNIA?

Make use of water access and creating alternatives to car roads and rail

Water Taxi in New York City. Source: www.theprosaictraveller.com

P/R INFORMATION SYSTEM

PASSENGER INFORMATION SYSTEM with screens that will display current information about the functioning of public transport.

ROAD INFORMATION SYSTEM along main roads in Gdynia.

WHY IN GDYNIA?

PIS could help citizens to navigate around the city and would inform passengers in advance about problems in the public transport and existing hazards.

RIS could help to unload traffic during rush hours and to control traffic during accidents or other random events which could affect the traffic in the city.

AUTOMATIC CARS

CARS FOR RENT by smartphone app and special card or just credit card. AUTOMATIC CARS that don’t need driver interference.

WHY IN GDYNIA?

Automatic cars are more efficient and less accident-prone than man-operated vehicles. Introducing automatic cars could help improve the traffic situation.

BASIC SUPPLY INFRASTRUCTU

RE

• energy supply based on non-renewable energy sources

RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATORS

New in-conduit hydropower technologyEnergy from the fast-flowing water in the large-diameter and gravity-fed pipelines

WHY IN GDYNIA?

Favorable geographical conditions (terrain height differences)

Most of energy in Gdynia still from non-renewable energy sources

LucidEnergy pipes – the example of energy generators in pipelines. Source: Report Sustainia, 2013

WIND SOLAR STREET LED LIGHTS

WHY IN GDYNIA?

Favorable coastal climate

Visualisation of the smart lightning system and an example of the lamp. Source: www.hyenergy.com

HARBOUR HEAT PUMPS

Mechanical system which draws HEATING AND COOLING from the adherent seashore.

Heat pumps pull the cooling or heating from circulation loop, as needed, and sending it to perimeter heating/ cooling in the building.

WHY IN GDYNIA?

Sea is a heat accumulator. Winter temperatures near the bottom of the sea (south shore of Baltic) have an average of 5-8 C, in summer 14-17 C

Zira Island infrastructure scheme. Source: http://www.robaid.com/tech/green-architecture-zira-island-in-azerbaijan.htm

ENERGY FROM WAVES

WHY IN GDYNIA?

Energy from wave is a renewable and environment friendly source of power,

it is also abundant and widely available

Source: www.conserve-energy-future.com and www.ecotricity.co.uk

FLOATING HOMES

WHY IN GDYNIA?

In recent years, floating houses have become one of the solutions to contemporary housing needs.

Gdynia as a waterfront city should also be able to offer such opportunities

Floating houses - mobile and modular technology, Source: www.floatinghouses.eu || Dutch floating houses district, Amsterdam, Holland. Source: www.beautiful-houses.net

EFFICIENT SHOWER SYSTEMS

WHY IN GDYNIA?

Beaches in Gdynia require infrastructural facilities like showers,

while this type of showers helps to reduce the water and energy consumption

Iconographic visualisation of effcient shower. Source: Report Sustainia, 2014

SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTU

RE

SOCIAL

Network, cooperation and using new technologies are key elements to bring educational system on higher level. Sharing experience and gathering information

from all over the world (or all over the region) are really important for new generation of students, in preaparing them for functioning in ‘global village’.

• shore devastation• lack of possibilities for big data analysis • few smart means of contact between the citizens and municipal government

PUBLIC ORDER AND

PROTECTION

SMART METERS AND SENSORS WITH APPLICATIONS BASED ON DATA

WHY IN GDYNIA?

Smart meters and sensors should be implemented in many areas of

everyday life: real-time data collection leads to new SMART solutions

– e.g. smartphone applications based on the collected data

Smart metering and smart irrigation system Source: www.tongapower.to; Report Sustainia, 2014

FIXMYSTREET PLATFORM + WIFI

Platform Fixmystreet helps in everyday life, but also needs constant access to high-speed internet connection.

WHY IN GDYNIA?

Not introduced in any Polish city – Gdynia as a good example for others Creating additional hotspots in public transport (buses, trolleys)

as a convenience for residents and tourists

Screen from website FixMyStreet in UK. Source: www.fixmystreet.com

ACTION FOR PROTECTING THE SEASHORE

year 1900 and 2004

WHY IN GDYNIA?

Natural water erosion has been changing the cliff in Gdynia for many years.

Especially Orłowo cliff should be protected because of its unique

landscape and tourism potential

Receeding of the shoreline: year 1900 and 2004. Source: Monitoring erozji i osuwisk w strefie brzegowej Bałtyku, PiG http://www.pgi.gov.pl

• poor innovativeness of local economy

ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTU

RE

DEVELOPMENT OF MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY

WHY IN GDYNIA?

There is a prediction of a growth in the marine biotechnology in the coming years at world scale. Gdynia has scientific and research background needed.

(Faculty of Oceanography, University of Gdansk)

Examples of products and services developed by technological applications using marine bioresources. Source: www.vliz.be

Baltic Sea bottom near Saaremaa, Estonia. Author- Darius Daunys.Source:http://www.balticseaportal.net/

Chinese mitten crab- a newcomer to the Baltic Sea ecosystem: Vetemaa. Source:http://www.balticseaportal.net/

DEVELOP WATERFRONT CITY MORE CONCENTRICALLY

WHY IN GDYNIA?

Gdynia should consider possibilities of expansion in the seaside direction.

May become a self-sufficient floating district-city like Dubai, or stable

island like in new districts (Zeeburgereiland) in Amsterdam

Visualization of Zeeburgereiland. Source: www.zeeburgereiland.nl/vrijekavels/locatie/zeeburgereiland , Visualization of DUBAI Lilypad Floating City. Source: www.inhabitat.com

SMART INFRASTRUCTUREWHY?

FACILITATING DAILY LIFE

ECONOMY & ECOLOGY

BETTER QUALITY OF

LIFE

BETTER KNOWLEDGE OF

THE CITY

IMAGE OF A MODERN CITY

Thank you!