Building smart cities : analytics, ICT, and design thinking / Carol L. Stimmel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stimmel, Carol L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, CRC Press, [2016]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The term ""smart city"" defines the new urban environment, one that is designed for performance through information and communication technologies. Given that the majority of people across the world will live in urban environments within the next few decades, it's not surprising that massive effort and investment is being placed into efforts to develop strategies and plans for achieving ""smart"" urban growth. Building Smart Cities: Analytics, ICT, and Design Thinking explains the technology and a methodology known as design thinking for building smart cities.Information and communications tec

Contents:

Front Cover; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; About the Author; Acknowledgments; Section One - Designing Smart Cities for Human Needs; Chapter One - The Imperative for Smart Cities; Chapter Two - Technology, Innovation, and the Problem with People; Chapter Three - A New Perspectiveon Smart Cities; Chapter Four - Why Design Thinking?; Chapter Five - Design Thinking Applied; Section One - Key Points; Section One - Key Points; Section Two - A Review of Smart City Technologies; Chapter Six - Smart City Planning and Management; Chapter Seven - The Fundamentals of Smart Infrastructure

Chapter Eight - The Urban Life ForceSection Two - Key Points; Section Two - Key Points; Section Three - Data Analytics and the Smart Urban Dweller; Chapter Nine - Smart City Analytics; Chapter Ten - Technology, Social Inclusion, and the Wisdom of the Urban Community; Chapter Eleven - Information Security and Privacy; Section Three - Key Points; Section Three - Key Points; Section Four - Designing Innovation; Chapter Twelve - Hacking the City; Chapter Thirteen - Smart Cities: Problem or Promise?; Section Four - Key Points; Section Four - Key Points; Glossary; Back Cover

Notes:

An Auerbach book--title page.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781040055205

1040055206

9780429068140

042906814X

9781498702775

1498702775

OCLC:

918983858