
I-Urbaming (i-e-Inkunkuma) yimbono yokuphinda isebenze nguNjingalwazi Nannuou Michio ngo-1988, unjingalwazi weZiko leMfundo laseJapan e-Inokoki Universivel. Iimveliso zemizi-mveliso eqokelelwe kwidolophu yasezidolophini zithathwa njengezixhobo kwaye zibizwa ngokuba "yi" zedolophu ". Yingcinga elizinzileyo lophuhliso ukuba abantu bazama ukufumanisa izixhobo zentsimbi ezixabisekileyo kwiimveliso ze-elektroniki. Njengomzekelo othile womgodi wedolophu, kukho iinxalenye ezahlukeneyo kwiBhodi yeSiphaluka eprintiweyo (ebizwa ngokuba "yi-URBE OR) kwizixhobo ze-elektroniki ezifana neefowuni eziphathwayo kunye ne-metallitis enqabileyo enjalo kunye nezahlulo ezinqabileyo.
Ukususela ekuqaleni kwenkulungwane yama-21, imigaqo-nkqubo yenguqu kunye nophuhliso yoRhulumente waseTshayina ikhuthaza uphuhliso olukhawulezileyo kwezoqoqosho. Iibhodi zesekethe eziprintiweyo, izakhelo ze-IC ezikhokelayo kunye nezixhobo ezifanelekileyo ze-elektroniki ezisetyenziswa kwizixhobo ze-3C zavelisa ishishini le-elektroniki kwaye zavelisa i-elektroniki kunye nesikrweqe sobhedu. Ekuqaleni kwekomkhulu lethu lenkampani ngo-2007 eHong Kong, saqala ukuphinda sisebenzise iibhodi zesekethe eziprintiweyo kunye nobhedu olwenziweyo kubavelisi be-Hong Kong nasezantsi China. Siseke izixhobo zokuphinda sisebenze kwakhona, okukhulisa ngokuthe chu kwitekhnoloji yeZinto eziPhambili kunye nenkampani evaliweyo ye-loop evaliweyo urbanines namhlanje. Igama lenkampani kunye negama le-raby erbandmines engakhange lithunyelwe nje kuphela iingcambu zayo zembali kwizixhobo zokuphinda zisebenze kwakhona kodwa zifanekisela imeko yawo yokukhula kwezinto ezikhulayo kunye nokurisayikilisha.


"Ukusetyenziswa okungenamda, izixhobo ezinqongopheleyo; ukusebenzisa ukuthabatha ukufumana izixhobo, usebenzisa iCandelo ukubala ukusetyenziswa". Ukuvuka kwimiceli mngeni ebangelwa yi-megatrend ephambili njengokunqongophala kwamandla, i-UrbanMines echaza itekhnoloji yokukhula kunye nesiCwangciso seShishini ngendlela ehlanganisiweyo yophuhliso. Isicwangciso esiliqili siza kugxila kumanyathelo okukhula ezinikezelweyo kwizinto eziphezulu zentsimbi, ezomgangatho ophakathi emhlabeni, kunye nokuvalwa kwe-lop. Esi sicwangciso sinokuza kuzaliseka kuphela ngetekhnoloji yokufumana itekhnoloji entsha yezixhobo zokufumana izixhobo ze-teknoloji ephezulu yezicelo kunye nezicelo ezingafunekiyo, nge-mestergergers yekhemikhali-njani yezixhobo zokuphinda zisebenze kwakhona.