Modernizing Cities Via Smart Garden Alleys With

Application In Makassar City

Sponsored by U.S. National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of State, Bank of Indonesia, Makassar City (2020-2024)

Project Description

This project is sponsored by the National Science Foundation and is in collaboration with the US Department of State. This project will work to integrate innovations in smart and connected communities to improve garden alleys within the City of Makassar, Indonesia via a synergistic collaboration between US and Indonesian teams and a close partnership with Makassar City. Makassar is striving to become a livable world-class city for a fast-growing, diverse population of 1.7 million people. The ongoing Garden Alley project in the city aims to improve the livability of the city, measured by factors including air-quality, heat index, food security, and social interactions. There are 7520 alleys in Makassar City. To date, Makassar has implemented 40 gardens within 15 of the city’s sub-districts, covering a sizable portion of the city’s alleys. The goal of this research is to catalyze the transformation of Makassar City’s garden alleys into smart environments by deploying a sensor network at representative green allies and conventional allies to collect data related to air quality, microclimates, and other factors, to analyze the heterogeneous data using machine learning techniques, and to then share the data and its insights with city representatives and specific communities within the city.

 

Project Team

 

Pennsylvania State University

Wangda Zuo, Ph.D.

Wangda Zuo, Ph.D.

Department of Architectural Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, United States

Yingli Lou, Ph.D.

Yingli Lou, Ph.D.

Department of Architectural Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, United States

Yizhi Yang

Yizhi Yang

Department of Architectural Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, United States

Katy Hinkelman, M.S. EIT

Katy Hinkelman, M.S. EIT

Department of Architectural Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, United States

Nathan Kurtz

Nathan Kurtz

Department of Architectural Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, United States

nxk955@psu.edu

Alex Pan

Alex Pan

Department of Computer Science, Pennsylvania State University, United States

Chris Payne

Chris Payne

Fairview High School, United States

University of Colorado – Boulder

John Zhai, Ph.D.

John Zhai, Ph.D.

Department of Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado – Boulder, United States

Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Walid Saad, Ph.D.

Walid Saad, Ph.D.

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Alexander DeRieux

Alexander DeRieux

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Institut Teknologi Bandung

M Donny Koerniawan, Dr. Eng.

M Donny Koerniawan, Dr. Eng.

Department of Architecture, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia

Lily Tambunan, Dr. Ir.

Lily Tambunan, Dr. Ir.

Department of Architecture, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia

Nissa Aulia Ardiani S.T., M.Sc

Nissa Aulia Ardiani S.T., M.Sc

Department of Architecture, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia

Universitas Gadjah Mada

Rachmawan Budiarto, Ph.D., G.P.

Rachmawan Budiarto, Ph.D., G.P.

Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia Centre for Development of Sustainable Region (CDSR)

Irawan Eko Prabowo, M.Eng

Irawan Eko Prabowo, M.Eng

Center for Energy Studies, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia

Dwi Novitasari, M.Sc.

Dwi Novitasari, M.Sc.

Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada

Makassar City

Ferdi Mochtar SPt, M.Sc

Ferdi Mochtar SPt, M.Sc

Food Security Service, Makassar Government, Indonesia

Universitas Hasanuddin

Edward Syarif, Dr. Ir.

Edward Syarif, Dr. Ir.

Department of Architecture, Universitas Hasanuddin, Indonesia

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    SBS Lab Members Visit Makassar, Indonesia

    This December, Professor Wangda Zuo and undergraduate researcher Nathan Kurtz visited Makassar, Indonesia as part of their collaboration with the city in the NSF-funded Smart Garden Alley Project. During their visit, they met with many project collaborators and...