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PEOPLE FLOW:
AN APPROACH FOR THE MEGACITY
COMPILED BY:
TIM BIRD AND LESLIE MCMANUS
ILLUSTRATION:
KONE
Explosive population growth in the
world’s megacities has created unique
challenges in moving people and
goods in tight spaces.
ban planners. Buildings today account
for 40 percent of global energy con-
sumption and elevators can account for
up to 10 percent of a building’s energy
consumption. A leader in environmen-
tal excellence, KONE is fully committed
to developing People Flow solutions
that focus on interrelationships be-
tween energy efficiency, optimal den-
sity and building life cycles.
THE SCIENCE OF PEOPLE FLOW
The challenge of People Flow is com-
pounded in the megacity, where over-
crowding and environmental problems
demand new solutions.
“People Flow is the smooth, safe
and comfortable movement of people
into, through, and out of buildings,”
comments head of People Flow for
KONE,
Pekka Korhonen
. People Flow
is getting quickly from a hotel room
S
weeping change is transform-
ing the way people live all
around the world. In 2008,
for the first time in recorded
history, the world’s popula-
tion was equally balanced between
rural and urban areas. Today, according
to United Nations figures, 3 billion peo-
ple live in urban areas. By 2030, that
number is expected to rise to 5 billion.
That kind of urban migration is
boosting the number of megacities
– cities with more than 10 million in-
habitants – around the globe. In 1950,
there were two megacities. By 1990,
there were 10. This year, the count is
expected to rise to 21. As urban growth
expands at a rapid pace, more and
more people are living and working in
tighter spaces than ever before.
As a global megatrend, urbanization
presents an enormous challenge to ur-
to the reception area. It’s arriving on
the platform in plenty of time to catch
a train. It’s what eliminates the stress
from a trip to work or shopping expedi-
tion. People Flow is when things work
as they should do, and it is obvious
to anyone who has ever arrived at the
door of an out-of-service elevator with
a shopping cart full of groceries. For
KONE, People Flow is at the heart of
the company’s operations, from the
conception of a product and R&D right
through to the user’s experience.
IMPROVED PRACTICES
People Flow is a visionary outgrowth
of KONE’s longstanding culture of in-
novation. KONE has a demonstrated
record in safety, quality, reliability and
ride comfort. Equally important is the
company’s commitment to proactive
maintenance, repair and moderniza-
PEOPLE FLOW™