Smart Cities: Big Data, Civic Hackers, and the Quest for a New Utopia

by Anthony M. Townsend

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0393349780

ISBN13:9780393349788

Release Date:October 2014

Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company

Length:416 Pages

Weight:0.35 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 5.4" x 8.1"

Related Subjects

City Planning & Urban Development Engineering Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Technology Urban

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