ETS Cities

More than half of the global population now resides in urban areas, and urbanization continues to progress rapidly. Through collaborative partnerships with clients and active engagement with communities, we strive to achieve transformative results that enhance the quality of people’s lives.

Presently, a staggering 1 billion individuals in cities lack adequate housing, a figure anticipated to double by 2050. Our comprehensive report, “Engineering Hope,” outlines a holistic approach to address the homelessness crisis. It emphasizes the potential for constructing high-quality physical environments affordably, at scale, and with speed, particularly in challenging settings for displaced populations.

Thriving cities serve as hubs for opportunity and amenities, fostering innovation, entrepreneurship, job creation, economic vitality, education, recreation, social care, artistic expression, and cultural richness. These positive outcomes are made possible by closely integrated and mutually reinforcing social and physical infrastructure systems, forming a cohesive network of interconnected systems.

To attain increasingly superior social, economic, and environmental results, a profound understanding of each system and their interconnections is imperative. Insight and comprehension are crucial for achieving synergies, realizing efficiencies, optimizing performance, advancing well-being, and generating new value.

Drawing upon our extensive expertise in city design and management, our services encompass strategic consultancy for planning, financing, creating, and sustaining infrastructure at national, regional, city, and district scales. Additionally, we offer engineering, costing, and project management services from project inception through design and delivery to asset operation and management. Our comprehensive support includes economic, environmental, and social advice to navigate infrastructure projects through statutory regulatory processes.

Putting ‘smart’ into cities

The widespread integration of smart technology and digital resources holds the promise of transforming the functioning of cities. To fully realize the advantages of this smart revolution, it is crucial to prioritize technologies and solutions that enhance the well-being of citizens. It is essential for those involved in developing smart city solutions to recognize that the scope of a city’s responsibilities extends beyond economic growth and support for the affluent; it also encompasses addressing social issues and ensuring the welfare of the disadvantaged and isolated populations.

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Harnessing the potential of data is crucial for the well-being of citizens.

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By utilizing smart technology and city data, we can gain valuable insights into the aspirations and choices of citizens, enhance the efficiency and resilience of city services, and ultimately improve economic and social outcomes. This approach aims to leverage the value of data to benefit the community at large.

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