Beyond the Centralized Paradigm: Retrofitting Cities with Decentralized Energy, Transportation, and Water

Our cities will increasingly rely on decentralized infrastructure for the collection, storage, and distribution of renewable resources (e.g. rainwater harvesting, photovoltaic micro-grids, electric autonomous vehicle hubs). Existing centralized transportation, energy, and water systems will need to be retrofitted to integrate these new decentralized system technologies. How this will occur is yet to be fully understood. To maximize benefit and minimize disruption, models for the integration of these three systems and coordinated retrofit of existing infrastructure is needed. This paper provides a replicable model for academia to join with practice and local governments to fill this knowledge gap in one mid-sized city toward future policy adoption and implementation. This paper presents three adaptive solutions of how to accomplish new sustainable infrastructure beyond the existing centralized paradigms for transportation, energy, and water.

https://doi.org/10.35483/ACSA.AM.108.147

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