DATA-DRIVEN CITIES: PARTICIPATORY MAPPING SOLAR POWER at ZISPOA

Alexandre P. Santos Arch. Ms.

Global Urban Development Fellow

3C Architecture and Urbanism

Porto Alegre | RS | Brazil

WHAT IS

ZISPOA?

it is an independent citizen-led movement more than 100 active

members 15 current projects 60+ business

WHAT IS

ZISPOA?

focus of creative economy located in the first

sustainability oriented co-working hub in Latin-America

30+ new businesses have started from courses, workshops or hackathon

WHAT IS

ZISPOA?

it is also a specific region in the city connected to major

universities local cluster in collaborative

houses and shared spaces neighbors the 4th District

redevelopment

SUSTAINABILITY

• Resource efficient andsustainable

• Impact-oriented andeffective

• Inclusive

INNOVATION

• Knowledge and Information-Based

• Technology and Communications-Intensive

• Urban and People-Centered

• Globally Oriented

SUSTAINABLE

INNOVATION

HOW DID IT COME

TOGETHER?

Sep 2015 –UFRGS Entrepreneurship Challenge

Oct 2015 – 1st ZISPOA course

Dec 2015 –invitation Smart Living Challenge

Network (Sweden)

Apr 2016 – 2nd ZISPOA course

GeoSUMR webinar + Smart Living

Challenge webinar

Jun 2016 – 1st Annual ZISPOA Festival (World

Environment Day)

ZISPOA + 4 startups awarded at Virada

Sustentável by Fundação Gaia

Oct 2016 – Habitat III

Sweden-Brazil Innovation Weeks

ZISPOA

6 KEY ELEMENTS

1. Innovation and Technology

2. Entrepreneurship and Startups

3. Sustainability and Resource Efficiency

4. Creativity and Collaboration

5. Participatory Community Management

6. Business Friendly Environment

ACHIEVEMENTS

100+ students in 3 courses

450+ participants

monthly seminars

monthly GreenDrinks

(networking events)

weekly ZISTalks

several workshops

3 courses

1 hackathon

Presentations for UN Commission

on Science and Technology,

2 articles UN Habitat World Urban

Campaign,

1 article for UNDP Policy in Focus

civil society representative in the

SDG Council for Rio Grande do Sul

ACHIEVEMENTS

ZISPOA

GOALS

Most Solar Powered

Most Energy Efficient

Most Digitally Connected

Most Renewable Technology-Friendly

Most Bike-Friendly

to become the most sustainable and innovative place in Latin America by Dec2020

to implement effective action sustainable innovation

+ inclusive prosperity citizen-led urban

development framework

WORK METHODS

Geodesign as an engagement process: data gathering +

visualization + analysis driven and implement

by the population evidence and

participation-based decision making

PROJECT CONCEPT

PROJECT CONCEPT

cities as complex systems: focus on socioeconomic relationships between people and the city forces of agglomeration uses the built environment

as platform for development

cities as places for interaction exchange/trade culture sharing/co-existence

To implement GeoSUMR methodologies and tools for ZISPOA to become the mostsustainable and innovative place in Latin America by 2020.

1st case study: decentralized solar energy generation and distribution foster solar power increase energy efficiency government + society +

university + businesses

GEOSUMR PROJECT

partnership agreements Porto Alegre Resiliente

(from 100 Resilient Cities) Federal University of Rio

Grande do Sul (UFRGS) InovaPOA PoA Digital

WHAT IS BEING

DEVELOPED

integration and collaboration Renova Junior Enterprise Young Energy Oz Engenharia Natureza Digital

connecting the industry to academia

creating awareness in the population

stimulating business and institutions to “change gears” into solar power

WHAT IS BEING

DEVELOPED

GIS + community engagement actions data sources identification

for 260+ themes advisory for ZISPOA projects community engagement

actions: network analysis + asset mapping

participatory GIS workshops

ZISPOA Festival

WHAT IS BEING

DEVELOPED

GeoSUMR

US Department of State

Ecocity

Builders

Association ofAmerican Geographers

ESRI

Porto Alegre SustainableInnovation Zone

UFRGS

PUCRS

Renova Junior Enterprise

OTMZA Junior Enterprise

UFRGS HestiaIncubator/ PrintUp 3D

Porto Alegre Resiliente

Procempa

InovaPOA

POA Digital

ObservaPOA

Paralelo Vivo Hub

Young Energy

3C Architecture and Planning

Natureza Digital

Oz Engenharia

Global UrbanDevelopment

RS Sustainability Institute

World ResourcesInstituteBrasil

PARTNERS AND

SUPPORTERS

EcocitizenWorld Map Phase 1:

- 2nd academic course

- Complete data collection

- Community workshops + bootcamps

- GeoDesignWorkshop

Aug-Nov 2017

- 1st academic course

- data provider roundtable

- database setup

- Young Energy + Renovapartnership for Solar Power R&D

Mar-Jun 2017

- UFRGS MOU

- aditionalpartneragreements

- GeoSUMRinitial data collection

Oct 2016-Mar 2017

- new Next Citizens course + ZISPOA 2020 Vision and Strategy course

- Porto Alegre ResilienteMOU

Nov 2016

- 1st solar powered electric car charging station in RS with Swedish Ambassador

- Sweden-Brazil Innovation Week

NOW!

NEXT STEPS

Thank you!

Alexandre Pereira Santos Arch. MS

alexandre@3c.arq.br

info:

Exhibition booth B59zis.poa@gmail.com

marcweiss@globalurban.org

www.3c.arq.brwww.globalurban.org www.zispoa.info