Demystifying smart cities : practical perspectives on how cities can leverage the potential of new technologies /: practical perspectives on how cities can leverage the potential of new technologies. ([2020])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Anders Lisdorf.
• Authors: Lisdorf, Anders
• Contents: Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter Goal: to set the scene for the focus of the book and create interest in the subject The history and future of cities The smart city landscape Part 1: Understanding smart citiesThe purpose of part 1 is to describe the basics of smart cities Chapter 2: ConnectivityChapter Goal: describing the different ways in which the city technologies can be connected and illustrate with real world examples Networks Broadband WiFi LinkNYC NYC Mesh Chapter 3: DevicesChapter Goal: Define what is meant by devices and IoT and give examples of the practical issues and challenges managing thousands and millions of devices in a city What is a device?Managing a device – the power of platformsProtecting a device – IoT SecurityDeveloping device standards – an interagency effort Chapter 4: DataChapter Goal: Making clear the different types of city data and how they need to be managed and secured Different kinds of data Sharing data Retention of dataThe data explosion Chapter 5: IntelligenceChapter Goal: Putting the possibilities of Artificial Intelligence into a city context to explain key differences with application in private companiesAlgorithmic transparency - the drive is toward transparency not the efficiency of AI. Legislation about AI.Political accountability - even if it is AI politicians will be accountable and understanding for AI is low AI in real life - how different types of AI will play out in a city context Ethics and AI - who decides the ethics? Chapter 6: Engagement In house development Traditional procurementSponsored Hackathons Civic technology Public private partnerships University Collaboration Part 2: Towards smarter citiesThe purpose of Part 2 is to be more prescriptive and offers a series of essays related to how to make cities smarter Chapter 7: 'Architect with imagination' - could payphones show the way in an emergency Chapter 8: 'Make innovation a habit' - why most innovation is like low fat yoghurt' Chapter 9: 'Build the data refinery' – because cities run on data Chapter 10: 'Optimize data value not just data quality' – how to avoid another Mars Climate Orbiter disaster Chapter 11: 'Employ pragmatic idealism', bridging the ivory tower and the trenches Chapter 12: Conclusion.
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Apress
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiii, 232 pages)
• Subjects: 307.760285; Smart cities; Community development; Community development; Smart cities; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781484253779; 1484253779
• Related ISBNs: 9781484253762
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 03, 2020).
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