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Smart Cities as Democratic Ecologies
Daniel Araya
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Description for Smart Cities as Democratic Ecologies
Hardcover. This collection focuses on technology-driven changes in democracy and civic engagement in the design and development of the 'smart city', exploring new urban literacies and emergent social practices. Editor(s): Araya, Daniel. Num Pages: 288 pages, 43. BIC Classification: JFFP; JFSG; JPFK; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
The concept of the 'smart city' as the confluence of urban planning and technological innovation has become a predominant feature of public policy discourse. Despite its expanding influence, however, there is little consensus on the precise meaning of a 'smart city'. One reason for this ambiguity is that the term means different things to different disciplines. For some, the concept of the 'smart city' refers to advances in sustainability and green technologies. For others, it refers to the deployment of information and communication technologies as next generation infrastructure. This volume focuses on a third strand in ... Read more
The concept of the 'smart city' as the confluence of urban planning and technological innovation has become a predominant feature of public policy discourse. Despite its expanding influence, however, there is little consensus on the precise meaning of a 'smart city'. One reason for this ambiguity is that the term means different things to different disciplines. For some, the concept of the 'smart city' refers to advances in sustainability and green technologies. For others, it refers to the deployment of information and communication technologies as next generation infrastructure. This volume focuses on a third strand in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
258
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137377197
SKU
V9781137377197
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99-15
About Daniel Araya
Barbara Adkins, Queensland University of Technology, Australia. Hassan Arif, University of New Brunswick, Canada. Michel Bauwens, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Alice Birolo, Politecnico di Torino, Italy. Marianella Chamorro-Koc, Queensland University of Technology, Australia. Matthew Claudel, MIT, US. Roland Cole, Sagamore Institute, US. Isabel Cole, Independent ... Read more
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