Halegoua, Germaine

Smart Cities (MIT Press Essential Knowledge series)

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ISBN 13:
9780262538053
author:
Halegoua, Germaine
format:
Paperback / softback
publisher:
MIT Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2020
Pages:
248
Dimensions:
17.8 x 12.7 x 1.6 centimetres
Genre:
Computers, Artificial Intelligence, Nonfiction,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£15.10

Description

Smart Cities: A Concise Introduction to Urban Life in the Digital Age. This book offers a balanced exploration of smart cities, examining both their benefits and drawbacks. It presents key concepts, definitions, examples, and historical contexts, as well as discussions of the technologies and methods used in their development. The author reviews current terminology and justifications employed by technology designers, journalists, and researchers before describing three models for smart city development: smart-from-the-start cities, retrofitted cities, and social cities. The book covers a range of topics, including sensors, public wi-fi, big data, and smartphone apps, and discusses how developers conceive of interactions among the built environment, technological and urban infrastructures, citizens, and citizen engagement. By reviewing these aspects, Smart Cities provides a comprehensive understanding of this approach to urban problems.

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