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New Perspectives Word 365/2021 | Module 2: SAM Project 1a

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Smart Cities

Preparing a research paper

GETTING STARTED

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Support_WD365_2021_2a_Example.docx

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PROJECT STEPS

You are writing a research paper on smart cities for your Written Communications class. The paper must follow the MLA format and include responses to comments from your instructor, Marisa Wang. Change the Citations & Bibliography Style of the document to MLA.

Format the title paragraph "Smart cities: technology-driven communities" as follows to be consistent with the MLA format:

Apply the Capitalize Each Word case to the paragraph.

Remove the space after the paragraph.

Move the first body paragraph beginning "A smart city installs…" so that it becomes the new second body paragraph and improves the organization of the content.

Find the sentence "The concept of the smart city came to public attention in the early 2000s." After the period, insert a footnote with the following text to provide additional context: The idea of a smart city was introduced in 1974.

Find each instance of the word "phase" and replace it with generation to use the more prevalent term.

Create a First Line indent of 0.5" to indent the first line of each body paragraph beginning "In the United States…" and ending "…grow and prosper."

Insert a header as follows to meet MLA standards:

From the Top of Page page number gallery, insert a Plain Number 3 page number in the header of all pages in the document.

Without moving the insertion point, type Gurda and then press SPACEBAR.

Close the Header & Footer Tools.

Find the sentence "Some cities remain…to the other two." Move the insertion point before the period and insert a citation that creates a new source with the information shown in Table 1.

Table 1: Web Site Source

Type of Source	Web site
Author	Burns, Scott
Name of Web Page	Brief History of Smart Cities
Year	2020
Month	May
Day	2
Year Accessed	2021
Month Accessed	March
Day Accessed	1
Medium	Website

In the paragraph beginning "Smart cities 1.0…" read the comment from Marisa Wang and then reply to it with the following text: Yes, I added one.

Copy and paste text as follows to provide an example of smart cities 1.0 as Marisa Wang requested:

Open the document Support_WD365_2021_2a_Example.docx.

Copy the sentence "Toronto converted a declining…pedestrians, bicycles, and vehicles." without including the paragraph mark.

In the research paper document, move the insertion point after the sentence "The solutions connect buildings…and energy consumption." in the "Smart cities 1.0…" paragraph.

Paste the sentence you copied from the document Support_WD365_2021_2a_Example.docx.

Close Support_WD365_2021_2a_Example.docx.

Move the insertion point before the period in the sentence you just pasted ("Toronto converted a declining…pedestrians, bicycles, and vehicles."), and then insert a citation that creates a new source with the information shown in Table 2 to support the sentence.

Table 2: Journal Source

Type of Source	Journal Article
Author	Frankl, Richard
Title	City as Network
Journal Name	Urban Planning
Year	2019
Pages	22–24
Medium	Print

At the top of page 2, respond to the comment from your instructor as follows:

Read the comment and then delete it.

Change 70 to 80 in the sentence "Once one of the most…since 2007 (Ortiz)."

Move the insertion point before the period at the end of the next paragraph ("For businesses, one…employees, vendors, and customers.), and then insert a citation to the Martinson, Cheri B source.

Edit the new Martinson citation to add 32 as the page number.

Move the insertion point to the blank line at the end of the document and insert a bibliography to list your sources as follows:

Insert a page break.

Insert a Works Cited list from the Bibliography gallery.

On page 1, in the first body paragraph ("In the United States…to be smart."), edit the Kaya source so the Name of Web Page is "Fast Facts 2020: Demographics", the correct Name of the webpage.

Update the Works Cited list to reflect the edit you made to the source.

Format the "Works Cited" heading as follows to meet MLA style standards:

Apply the Normal style to the heading.

Center the heading.

Select the entire document and format it as follows to meet MLA standards:

Change the font size to 12 point.

Change the line spacing to double.

Move the insertion point to the beginning of the document and insert a comment to your instructor with the following text: This is my final draft.

Use the Editor pane to check the Spelling & Grammar in the document to identify and correct any spelling errors.

Your document should look like the Final Figure on the following pages. Save your changes, close the document, and then exit Word. Follow the directions on the website to submit your completed project.

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Gurda

Patricia Gurda

A smart city installs sensors to collect data that people and systems use to manage resources and improve city services. For example, a smart city might use technology to reduce energy consumption and pollution, ease traffic congestion, and attract investment. The goal is to provide a higher quality of life for citizens.

Written Communications

Ms. Marisa Wang

March 18, 2021

Smart cities: technology-driven communities

In the United States, about 80 percent of the population lives in cities, while about 50 percent of people worldwide live in urban centers. Because cities are a major engine of economic growth, their future matters to businesses of all types. Today, their future looks to be smart.

The concept of the smart city came to public attention in the early 2000s.[1] Since then, cities have rolled out smart initiatives in three distinct generations. Some cities remain in the first generation, while others have progressed to the other two.

Smart cities 1.0 – Technology companies present systems to city planners and developers as solutions for urban problems. The solutions connect buildings, roads, and devices to increase efficiency, especially through savings in transportation and energy consumption. However, these technology-driven innovations omit citizen participation.

Smart cities 2.0 – In this generation, city planners take the lead to determine how technology can improve quality of life. For example, the city of Columbus, Ohio, worked with a power company to create stations for charging electric vehicles. The city’s goal was to create incentives for people to buy and use electric cars and shared ride systems.

Smart cities 3.0 – Instead of having technology or city administrators set the agenda for smart development, the third generation features citizens generating innovations. City managers provide data collected from sensors and other digital sources, and citizens use the data to spur changes in quality of life, economic competitiveness, and environmental sustainability.

The third generation of smart cities emphasizes sharing, such as tool-lending libraries for homeowners, bike-sharing and car-sharing services, and bartering networks for exchanging expertise.

One example of a third-generation smart city is Amsterdam in the Netherlands. City residents worked with software developers to create an app called Mobypark. Owners of parking spaces can now rent them to citizens and visitors. The city uses data generated by the app to track parking demand and forecast traffic patterns.

Medellín in Colombia has ambitious smart city 3.0 goals. In a program sponsored by city government, universities, and social organizations, Medellín uses smart technology to exchange information with its citizens. Goals include reducing inequities and promoting cooperation. The city provides Internet and Wi-Fi connections so residents can access government, health, and educational resources. In turn, citizens suggest improvements to basic services, react to initiatives, and propose ideas and solutions. Once one of the most violent cities in the world, Medellín has watched its homicide rate drop 80 percent since 2007.

For businesses, one of the benefits of smart cities are smart workplaces(Martinson, 32). Data-gathering sensors can communicate with smart devices to make offices more comfortable and conducive to productivity(Martinson, 32). Smart offices are also more secure and efficient for employees, vendors, and customers(Martinson, 32).

Because smart cities focus on sustainability, businesses in smart cities also participate in energy conservation efforts. As a result, they reduce costs and incur the favor of customers, who increasingly consider a company’s record on environmental and social change in their purchasing decisions.

As centers of innovation, smart cities attract innovators, members of the creative workforce that can transform organizations and encourage economic growth. Businesses depend on these talented employees.

Finally, smart cities are important to business because cities are important to the economy. As urban centers continue to expand, they can suffer from the strains of additional population through increased crime, poverty, traffic, and congestion. Smart cities offer an alternate, more sustainable way to grow and prosper.

[1] The idea of a smart city was introduced in 1974.

Works Cited

Burns, Scott. "Brief History of Smart Cities." Website, May 2, 2020. Accessed March 1, 2021.

Frankl, Richard. "City as Network." Urban Planning, 2019, pp. 22–24.

Kaya, Jennifer. "Fast Facts 2020: Demographics." Website, 2020. Accessed March 1, 2021.

Martinson, Cheri B. "Smart Cities Overview." Technology Today, 2021, p. 32.

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