Smart Cities: A Spatialised Intelligence
Antoine Picon
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Description for Smart Cities: A Spatialised Intelligence
Paperback. Series: Architectural Design Primer. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: AMA; AMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 219 x 13. Weight in Grams: 434.
As cities compete globally, the Smart City has been touted as the important new strategic driver for regeneration and growth. Smart Cities are employing information and communication technologies in the quest for sustainable economic development and the fostering of new forms of collective life. This has made the Smart City an essential focus for engineers, architects, urban designers, urban planners, and politicians, as well as businesses such as CISCO, IBM and Siemens. Despite its broad appeal, few comprehensive books have been devoted to the subject so far, and even fewer have tried to relate it to cultural issues and to ... Read more
As cities compete globally, the Smart City has been touted as the important new strategic driver for regeneration and growth. Smart Cities are employing information and communication technologies in the quest for sustainable economic development and the fostering of new forms of collective life. This has made the Smart City an essential focus for engineers, architects, urban designers, urban planners, and politicians, as well as businesses such as CISCO, IBM and Siemens. Despite its broad appeal, few comprehensive books have been devoted to the subject so far, and even fewer have tried to relate it to cultural issues and to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Architectural Design Primer
Condition
New
Weight
430g
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781119075592
SKU
V9781119075592
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-21
About Antoine Picon
Antoine Picon is the G Ware Travelstead Professor of the History of Architecture and Technology at Harvard Graduate School of Design. He is also researcher at the ?cole Nationale des Ponts et Chauss?es and President of the Fondation Le Corbusier. His current research focuses on contemporary issues around digital culture, architecture and the city.
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