The Struggle to Bring Technology to Cities
Author | : Urban Institute |
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Total Pages | : 92 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
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Author | : Urban Institute |
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Total Pages | : 92 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
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Total Pages | : 79 |
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Author | : Ben Green |
Publisher | : MIT Press |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2019-04-09 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0262352257 |
Why technology is not an end in itself, and how cities can be “smart enough,” using technology to promote democracy and equity. Smart cities, where technology is used to solve every problem, are hailed as futuristic urban utopias. We are promised that apps, algorithms, and artificial intelligence will relieve congestion, restore democracy, prevent crime, and improve public services. In The Smart Enough City, Ben Green warns against seeing the city only through the lens of technology; taking an exclusively technical view of urban life will lead to cities that appear smart but under the surface are rife with injustice and inequality. He proposes instead that cities strive to be “smart enough”: to embrace technology as a powerful tool when used in conjunction with other forms of social change—but not to value technology as an end in itself. In a technology-centric smart city, self-driving cars have the run of downtown and force out pedestrians, civic engagement is limited to requesting services through an app, police use algorithms to justify and perpetuate racist practices, and governments and private companies surveil public space to control behavior. Green describes smart city efforts gone wrong but also smart enough alternatives, attainable with the help of technology but not reducible to technology: a livable city, a democratic city, a just city, a responsible city, and an innovative city. By recognizing the complexity of urban life rather than merely seeing the city as something to optimize, these Smart Enough Cities successfully incorporate technology into a holistic vision of justice and equity.
Author | : Anthony M. Townsend |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 317 |
Release | : 2013-10-07 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 039324153X |
An unflinching look at the aspiring city-builders of our smart, mobile, connected future. From Beijing to Boston, cities are deploying smart technology—sensors embedded in streets and subways, Wi-Fi broadcast airports and green spaces—to address the basic challenges faced by massive, interconnected metropolitan centers. In Smart Cities, Anthony M. Townsend documents this emerging futuristic landscape while considering the motivations, aspirations, and shortcomings of the key actors—entrepreneurs, mayors, philanthropists, and software developers—at work in shaping the new urban frontier.
Author | : National Science Foundation (U.S.). Division of Intergovernmental Science & Public Technology |
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Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Local government |
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Author | : National Science Foundation (U.S.) |
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Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Federal aid to research |
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Author | : Federal Council for Science and Technology (U.S.) |
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Total Pages | : 76 |
Release | : 1972 |
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Author | : Oliver Gassmann |
Publisher | : Emerald Group Publishing |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2019-06-14 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1787696138 |
Transforming cities through digital innovations is becoming an imperative for every city. However, city ecosystems widely struggle to start, manage and execute the transformation. This book aims to give a comprehensive overview of all facets of the Smart City transformation and provides concrete tools, checklists, and guiding frameworks.
Author | : Stuart S. Nagel |
Publisher | : Transaction Publishers |
Total Pages | : 712 |
Release | : 1977-08-01 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780803908482 |