Smart Cities. The language of innovation II Forum. Architecture and Urban Planning IV Forum. TJU Shanghai CHINA - UNIFI ITALY

A new urban model - the smart city - is establishing where urban planning is carried out in an integrated way with the scope of the smarter use of resources and cultural, social, natural and technological heritage. In a human centered perspective, the smart city is also a healthy city where the focus on human health and well-being, with its relationship to social capital and environmental quality, offers a means to sharpening urban planning for sustainability and quality of life. In China the urbanization is an important phenomenon and it is a clear need to develop new models to cope with the tremendous problem of environmental impact, social guarantees and health of people in the cities. In Italy, despite some delay, there are examples of smart cities’ initiatives for services, transport, networks and apps in the context of historical urban fabrics. The model covers not only big cities but also smaller cities. The attention to the health of citizens is grafted too on smart cities’ perspectives to enhance effectiveness of health services in the territor