Author: Townsend Anthony M
Place: New York
Publisher: Norton & Company
Year: 2014
Pages: 388
ISBN: 978-0-393-34978-8
Subject: Urbanisation
Sub-Subject: Urban Planning/ Urban Studies
Keyword: Slum Upgradation
Shelf: C1R1
Accession No: B1396
Contents: Preface Urbanization and Ubiquity 1- The $100 Billion Jackpot 2- Cybernetics Redux 3- Cities of Tomorrow 4- The Open-Source Metropolis 5- Tinkering Toward Utopia 6- Have Nots 7- Reinventing City Hall 8- A Planet of Civic Laboratories 9- Buggy, Brittle, and Bugged 10- A New Civics for a Smart Century Epilogue Acknowledgments Notes Index
Abstract: Smart Cities: Big Data, Civic Hackers, and the Quest for a New Utopia examines how technology, data, and civic innovation are transforming urban life worldwide. It explores the economic stakes of digitization, the resurgence of cybernetic thinking, and open-source approaches to city planning. The book highlights experimental initiatives and the role of “civic hackers” in driving grassroots change, while addressing challenges faced by marginalized communities. Through case studies, including New York City’s smart infrastructure projects, it reveals both the promise and pitfalls of technologically enhanced governance. Ultimately, it calls for a participatory, adaptive, and equitable vision for 21st-century cities.