Fred van Beuningen

Managing Director

Urbanization

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World Rural Population

World Urban PopulationBillion people

Urbanization comes at a prize

Energy- and resource-intensive

Cities consume 60% to 80% of the worlds energy,

buildings about 38%.

Urbanization comes at a prize

Energy- and resource-intensive

Poor quality of life.

Health costs resulting from the country’s air

pollution between 1% to 6 % of GDP for U.S. and

China.

Urbanization comes at a prize

Carbon-rich

Of the 28 billion tons of CO2 emitted annually, 8,4

billion tons comes from energy consumption in

buildings.

Poor quality of life.

Energy- and resource-intensive

Urbanization comes at a prize

Outdated

Electrical grids designed in the 1800s struggle to

supply demand, face increasing congestion

problems and are unsuited for renewables

integration.

Carbon-rich

Poor quality of life.

Energy- and resource-intensive

Efficient urbanization is a complex, multivariable problem spanning many domains

Leisure

Health Culture

Water

Mobility

Energy

THE CITY

Social

cohesion

Smart City

‘a city may be called ‘Smart’

when investments in human and social capital

and traditional and modern communication

infrastructure

fuel sustainable economic growth and a high

quality of life,

with a wise management of natural resources,

through participatory governance’.

“ Platform to share your smart city solution proposals, best practices and project ideas.”

Energy Efficiency and Buildings Energy Supply & Networks

Mobility and Transport Finance and Market Uptake Group

Smart City Roadmap Group ICT4Smart Cities

Smart City

World’s most sustainable port city

Climate Change Adaptation Strategy with

innovative approaches that being emulated

across the world

Notable examples: water plazas, green roofs,

& the city's transport network

Rotterdam in Top 20 Smart Cities

Attracting international companies

in line with strategic economic priorities.

Developing relationships with established companies

focused on retaining and expanding their presence.

Promoting trade relations

aimed at opportunities for Rotterdam-based companies.

Promoting the Rotterdam economy

Promoting the Rotterdam economy

Marketing to target groups

to coordinate supply and demand regarding Rotterdam.

Creating conditions for market actors

to showcase Rotterdam optimally.

Informing and advising target groups and market actors

based on its independent role and in-depth knowledge of Rotterdam.

Facilitating the dialogue

between the municipality and partners in the city.

Contributing to consensus

on strategic course of action for economic development.

Initiating projects with partners

to strengthen the economy.

Promoting the Rotterdam economy

The Art of Connecting