PORT OF ROTTERDAM

ONE OF THE MAJOR CHALLENGES FOR ECONOMY AND SOCIETY WILL BE THE INCREASED AUTOMATION OF DIFFERENT WORK SECTORS - THE SECTOR FASTED AFFECTED BY THIS TREND ARE PORTS. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES FOR MOBILITY AND TRANSPORT, SUCH AS PORTS, MAY TURN THROUGH HYPER-AUTOMATION INTO FULL HUMAN EXCLUSION ZONES, CHALLENGING URBAN AND PERI-URBAN REALITIES, ALREADY AFFECTED BY INCREASED REAL ESTATE PRICES, SUFFERING FROM HIGH POPULATION DENSITIES AND INSUFFICIENT HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES. THIS RESEARCH WILL USE DIFFERENT DATA SETS TO SIMULATE AND ANTICIPATE THE IMPACT OF INCREASED AUTOMATION ON THE CITY AND ITS INHABITANTS. VR/AR WILL BE USED TO SIMULATE AND COMMUNICATE THESE REALITIES TO A WIDER AUDIENCE AND TO INFORM MITIGATION STRATEGIES FOR HUMAN INCLUSION ZONES WITHIN THESE LANDSCAPES OF FUTURE HYPER-AUTOMATION IN CITIES. NEW SCENARIOS FOR ACCOMMODATING HUMAN ACTIVITY ZONES WITHIN THESE INFRASTRUCTURAL AUTOMATION ZONES WILL BE CO-DESIGNED AND TESTED AND EVALUATED.

THIS RESEARCH IS FUNDED BY THE EFI AWARD, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH.