#8 Master in Smart City Solutions: "How do we train?‪"‬ Smart in the City – The BABLE Podcast

On this new stop on the journey toward a better urban life, we look at Smart Cities through an academic lens with Iris Belle, Professor and Dean of Studies for the international Master's programme for Smart City Solutions at the Stuttgart University of Technology.
In this episode, Iris tells us more about the creation of the Master Smart City Solutions at the Stuttgart University of Technology, as well as different case studies and texts of reference in the field. We also discussed urban design, the ecosystem of stakeholders and the role of different cultural perspectives.
Overview of the episode:
02:00 - Teaser: What's Iris' favourite topic to teach?
05:20 - The case study of an indoor climate control system at the Franklin Barracks in Mannheim, Germany
07:58 - The case study of an autonomous shuttle bus in Sion, Switzerland
10:20 - The BABLE Use Case of an autonomous shuttle bus in Tallinn, Estonia
11:20 - Why does the Smart City Solutions Master programme exists at the University of Technology of Stuttgart?
14:49 - Pieces of advice for Smart City professionals
20:10 - How much of these Smart City topics can we really teach?
25:47 - The importance of a user-centric approach in urban design
30:27 - Shoutout: Our guest mentions a person, an organisation or a city they think deserves more recognition in the field
32:52 - Ending Question: To you, what is a Smart City?
 
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