Big data for urban sustainability : a human-centered perspective /: a human-centered perspective. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Stephen Jia Wang, Patrick Moriarty.
• Authors: Wang, Stephen Jia, 1976-; Moriarty, Patrick (J. Patrick)
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Contents; Chapter 1: The Urgent Need for Advancing Urban Sustainability; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Global Environmental Sustainability: Challenges and Potential Solutions; 1.3 Urban Environmental Sustainability: Challenges and Potential Solutions; 1.3.1 General Considerations; 1.3.2 Eco-efficiency; 1.3.3 Urban Transport; 1.3.4 Urban Buildings and Household Energy Use; 1.4 Concluding Remarks and Summary of the Book; References; Chapter 2: Urban Health and Well-Being Challenges; 2.1 Introduction: Global Health and Well-Being Challenges. 2.1.1 Physical Health and Mortality Worldwide2.1.2 Well-Being: Another Component of Health; 2.2 Urban Health in OECD Cities; 2.2.1 Urban Air and Noise Pollution; 2.2.2 Climate Change Effects on Urban Health; 2.2.3 Stress and Mental Illness; 2.2.4 Discussion; 2.3 Urban Health and Liveability in Non-OECD Cities; 2.3.1 Urban Air Pollution and Climate Change Effects; 2.3.2 Mental Health, Well-being and Liveability; 2.4 Urban Health and Liveability in Chinese Cities; 2.4.1 Rapid Urbanisation in China; 2.4.2 Air Pollution in Chinese Cities; 2.4.3 Liveability in Chinese Cities. 2.4.4 Zhuhai City Experiences2.5 Discussion; References; Chapter 3: The Potential for Big data for Urban Sustainability; 3.1 Introduction: Traditional Urban Data Collection; 3.2 Sustainable Cities Will Need a Rising Volume of Data; 3.3 Big Data, the Internet of Things, and Smart Cities; 3.4 Present Applications of Big Data/Internet of Things in Cities; 3.4.1 Structural Health of Buildings and Other Urban Infrastructure; 3.4.2 Waste Management; 3.4.3 Air and Noise Pollution; 3.4.4 Traffic Congestion/Management, and Parking; 3.4.5 Public Transport Information and Promotion. 3.4.6 Pedestrian Traffic Counts3.4.7 Urban Energy Consumption; 3.4.8 Urban Health and Well-Being; 3.4.9 Urban Governance; 3.5 Future Potential for Big Data in Cities; 3.6 Discussion; References; Chapter 4: Barriers to the Implementation of Big Data; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Privacy Problems; 4.3 Security Problems; 4.4 Reliability Problems; 4.5 Technical problems; 4.6 Cost Problems; 4.7 Individual and Institutional Resistance to Big Data Solutions; 4.8 Discussion; References; Chapter 5: Big Data for Sustainable Urban Transport; 5.1 Introduction. 5.1.1 The Portrait of a City from a Transport Viewpoint5.1.2 General Approaches to Sustainable Transport; 5.2 Shifting to More Energy Efficient Modes; 5.2.1 Public Transport; 5.2.2 Non-motorised Transport; 5.3 Reducing the Demand for Urban Transport; 5.3.1 Reducing Travel with IT; 5.3.2 Reducing Freight Transport; 5.4 Raising the Energy and GHG Efficiencies of Urban Transport; 5.4.1 Automated Vehicles: A Possible Solution for Improving Efficiency?; 5.4.2 Improving Vehicle Efficiency; 5.5 Beyond Energy Efficiency: Traveller Well-Being and Comfort.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 307.1416; Energy; Sustainable urban development -- Data processing; Urban ecology (Sociology); City planning -- Environmental aspects; Big data; Power resources -- Environmental aspects; Sustainable development; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban; Big data; City planning -- Environmental aspects; Power resources -- Environmental aspects; Sustainable development; Urban ecology (Sociology); Science -- Environmental Science; Computers -- Software Development & Engineering -- General; Technology & Engineering -- Civil -- General; Sustainability; Software Engineering; Highway & traffic engineering; Renewable energy sources; Software engineering; Traffic Engineering; Science -- Energy; Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319736105; 3319736108
• Related ISBNs: 9783319736082; 3319736086
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 27, 2018).
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