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summary
Québec’s smart-city work focuses on reducing an 8-year life-expectancy gap between poorer and richer neighborhoods by measuring and modeling environmental health factors. The program uses real-time urban heat-island sensors and a 3D digital twin to simulate how proposed buildings (e.g., a 25-unit tower or a 30‑storey timber building) affect shade, surface temperature, and traffic, and incorporates citizen co-design to guide decisions based on measured data rather than impressions; the project is early-stage and awaiting federal funding, with Université Laval and international consultants involved.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:07Human definition of smart city
- 2:55Sustainable health and social inequalities
- 4:38Citizen dialogue and innovation
- 6:43Technology for citizens
- 8:52Concrete projects and public health
- 9:55Collaboration and next steps
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