ASIN: B01DEOKUD0
Publisher: Send Clan Press (March 24, 2016)
Pages: 56
Smart Cities: A systems approach primer to city utopianism -According to the United Nations, in 2008, aggregate human population in urban centers (cities) surpassed rural populations with over 50% of the human population residing in cities. The challenges of an urbanized world epitomized cities to invest in improved infrastructure, implement programs or policies to create efficiency and new opportunities among others, ultimately aimed at managing dynamic key performance parameters. This ‘new world’ lead to plethora of research and interest in 'smart cities', if such a thing exists. In this ebook the author does not only redo a common theme describing juxtapositions and ubiquity of technology in our lives. Instead, in addition, discuss traditional view of cities and its limitations, urbanization, social and technical implications, urban utopia, review literature and theory and other ...
