Building Smart Cities

Building Smart Cities

by Carol L. Stimmel
Released August 2015
Publisher(s): Auerbach Publications
ISBN: 9781498702775

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Book description

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 devel

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover (1/2)
  2. Front Cover (2/2)
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents (1/2)
  5. Contents (2/2)
  6. Foreword
  7. Preface
  8. About the Author
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. Section One - Designing Smart Cities for Human Needs
    1. Chapter One - The Imperative for Smart Cities (1/3)
    2. Chapter One - The Imperative for Smart Cities (2/3)
    3. Chapter One - The Imperative for Smart Cities (3/3)
    4. Chapter Two - Technology, Innovation, and the Problem with People (1/4)
    5. Chapter Two - Technology, Innovation, and the Problem with People (2/4)
    6. Chapter Two - Technology, Innovation, and the Problem with People (3/4)
    7. Chapter Two - Technology, Innovation, and the Problem with People (4/4)
    8. Chapter Three - A New Perspectiveon Smart Cities (1/4)
    9. Chapter Three - A New Perspectiveon Smart Cities (2/4)
    10. Chapter Three - A New Perspectiveon Smart Cities (3/4)
    11. Chapter Three - A New Perspectiveon Smart Cities (4/4)
    12. Chapter Four - Why Design Thinking? (1/4)
    13. Chapter Four - Why Design Thinking? (2/4)
    14. Chapter Four - Why Design Thinking? (3/4)
    15. Chapter Four - Why Design Thinking? (4/4)
    16. Chapter Five - Design Thinking Applied (1/3)
    17. Chapter Five - Design Thinking Applied (2/3)
    18. Chapter Five - Design Thinking Applied (3/3)
    19. Section One - Key Points
      1. Section One - Key Points (1/3)
      2. Section One - Key Points (2/3)
      3. Section One - Key Points (3/3)
  11. Section Two - A Review of Smart City Technologies
    1. Chapter Six - Smart City Planning and Management (1/3)
    2. Chapter Six - Smart City Planning and Management (2/3)
    3. Chapter Six - Smart City Planning and Management (3/3)
    4. Chapter Seven - The Fundamentals of Smart Infrastructure (1/4)
    5. Chapter Seven - The Fundamentals of Smart Infrastructure (2/4)
    6. Chapter Seven - The Fundamentals of Smart Infrastructure (3/4)
    7. Chapter Seven - The Fundamentals of Smart Infrastructure (4/4)
    8. Chapter Eight - The Urban Life Force (1/4)
    9. Chapter Eight - The Urban Life Force (2/4)
    10. Chapter Eight - The Urban Life Force (3/4)
    11. Chapter Eight - The Urban Life Force (4/4)
    12. Section Two - Key Points
      1. Section Two - Key Points (1/2)
      2. Section Two - Key Points (2/2)
  12. Section Three - Data Analytics and the Smart Urban Dweller
    1. Chapter Nine - Smart City Analytics (1/4)
    2. Chapter Nine - Smart City Analytics (2/4)
    3. Chapter Nine - Smart City Analytics (3/4)
    4. Chapter Nine - Smart City Analytics (4/4)
    5. Chapter Ten - Technology, Social Inclusion, and the Wisdom of the Urban Community (1/4)
    6. Chapter Ten - Technology, Social Inclusion, and the Wisdom of the Urban Community (2/4)
    7. Chapter Ten - Technology, Social Inclusion, and the Wisdom of the Urban Community (3/4)
    8. Chapter Ten - Technology, Social Inclusion, and the Wisdom of the Urban Community (4/4)
    9. Chapter Eleven - Information Security and Privacy (1/4)
    10. Chapter Eleven - Information Security and Privacy (2/4)
    11. Chapter Eleven - Information Security and Privacy (3/4)
    12. Chapter Eleven - Information Security and Privacy (4/4)
    13. Section Three - Key Points
      1. Section Three - Key Points (1/2)
      2. Section Three - Key Points (2/2)
  13. Section Four - Designing Innovation
    1. Chapter Twelve - Hacking the City (1/4)
    2. Chapter Twelve - Hacking the City (2/4)
    3. Chapter Twelve - Hacking the City (3/4)
    4. Chapter Twelve - Hacking the City (4/4)
    5. Chapter Thirteen - Smart Cities: Problem or Promise? (1/3)
    6. Chapter Thirteen - Smart Cities: Problem or Promise? (2/3)
    7. Chapter Thirteen - Smart Cities: Problem or Promise? (3/3)
    8. Section Four - Key Points
      1. Section Four - Key Points (1/2)
      2. Section Four - Key Points (2/2)
  14. Glossary (1/2)
  15. Glossary (2/2)
  16. Back Cover

Product information

  • Title: Building Smart Cities
  • Author(s): Carol L. Stimmel
  • Release date: August 2015
  • Publisher(s): Auerbach Publications
  • ISBN: 9781498702775