Uploaded on 2015-06-04 by perrauds

[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14334058049939836.jpg (please note that, as I do not have a drone or an helicopter, this picture is not mine but taken from the Internet). In this exercice, I will analyse 3 stocks and flows I identified in the village I live in: Crissier, in the French-speaking part of Switzerland: - people - information - transportation The first one, people, shows an average increase of 6-10% population increase per year. In year 2000, there were 6'369 inhabitants; now we are more than 8'100. This growth is due to the excellent location near a big city, Lausanne. Crissier also combines the quietness of a small, buccolic village and the convience of all major commercial centers and highways proximity. Problems that come with this growth are the rarification of available livable space, parking spots, school capacity, etc. There are few people leaving the city. The second one is information. Thanks to (among others) the development of fiber optic networks, the switch from analogic to digital TV, the growth in residential and corporate internet access bandwidth, the expansion of IoT, the building of a big Data Center (Brainserve), the installation of video surveillance cameras near parkings and schools, data and information are exploding. The last one is transportation. When I moved in 15 years ago, there was one bus line. Now there are 7, connecting Crissier not only to the main town, Lausanne, but also to its neighbouring communities. Being close to the highway, Crissier has also seen an increase in car traffic, causing frequent congestions. This naturally has an impact on the environment, and the urban life quality. In the future, those 3 elements will influence Crissier's urban design. How will we manage our livable spaces? How will infrastructure evolve? What will construction look like? How fast will our city government adopt a "smart city" positioning? Right now, it looks like urban growth and related issues are more undergone than proactively tackled. Considering that the trend is not likely to inflect, simulating the future city model and acting towards more sustainability would be great.