With the emerging trend to create an environmentally friendly future, the need for development and dissemination of innovative environmentally friendly technologies is growing.
In general a smart city will improve governance, enhance the economic standing of the city, improve the quality of life of its citizens, and help create an environmentally friendly and sustainable infrastructures.
Generally, SMP concept provides a continuous improvement program structure which is focused on improvement of business risk, waste generation, material and energy efficiency, and create an environmentally friendly products and services (Szekely and Knirsch 2005).
Table 1 Summary of past-related research for SMPs Focus Area Finding(s) Authors SMPs SMPs focused on improvement of business risk, waste generation, material and energy efficiency, and create an environmentally friendly products and services.
In Abu Dhabi, it has spent the past 10 years creating Masdar City, an environmentally friendly community which will eventually grow to 100,000 people and in which cars are kept out of the centre, and walking and cycling encouraged.
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It was the hope of organizers to spur enthusiasm to rally for a common cause to reduce energy usage, as well as encourage politicians and major corporations to put policies in place that would work toward creating a more environmentally friendly world for all.
"The idea was to create a new environmentally friendly material that could replace a variety of natural building materials, like stone and in particular tropical hardwood, for all uses where water creates difficulties," says Bernd Duna, managing director of Resysta International GmbH.
McLeod and Pittman believe they are helping create a more environmentally friendly, sustainable and profitable fishery.
INSIDE: The 1950 house was completely renovated in 2009 by its current owners to create a more environmentally friendly interior.
