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Atlas of the senseable city / Antoine Picon and Carlo Ratti
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Picon, Antoine, author.
- Ratti, Carlo, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Digital mapping--Social aspects.
- Digital mapping.
- City and town life--Remote sensing.
- City and town life.
- Smart cities--Social aspects.
- Smart cities.
- Remote sensing.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 229 pages illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2023.
- Summary:
- This book explores how the growth of digital mapping, spurred by sensing technologies, is affecting cities and daily lives. It examines how new cartographic possibilities aid urban planners, technicians, politicians, and administrators; how digitally mapped cities could reveal ways to make cities smarter and more efficient; how monitoring urbanites has political and social repercussions; and how the proliferation of open-source maps and collaborative platforms can aid activists and vulnerable populations. With its beautiful, accessible presentation of cutting-edge research, this book makes it easy for readers to understand the stakes of the new information age--and appreciate the timeless power of the city.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 0300247516
- 9780300247510
- OCLC:
- 1341204045
- Publisher Number:
- 99996175367
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