Chapter 3

From smart cities to more Humane and Sustainable Smart Cities: the world in transformation

Abstract

This chapter digs deeper into the smart city concept and all of its technologies such as cameras, sensors, Internet of things, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and big data, and the deployment of these technologies in our cities. In whose interest is a smart city project launched? Then it discusses newer developments related to social changes in society as the millennials take over as working adults, such as the move from owning (the value of property) versus sharing (the value of usage) stuff. Then it gets back to the car and describes the perfect storm in the car industry (electric, shared, and autonomous) and this industry’s diminishing ...

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