In Smart cities, affordable housing must be near job opportunities | Business and Politicsbr br Dr. Nathaniel “Dinky” Von Einsiedel, an urban development and management specialist, speaks about housing and land use as vital to building smart cities. He said one of the keys to making housing affordable is deducting the value of land from the cost. He adds that smart city technology may assist in identifying locations and available lands where housing may be built. Ideally these should be in close proximity to job opportunities with efficient transportation systems.