1st Edition

Technology and the City Systems, applications and implications

By Tan Yigitcanlar Copyright 2016
    220 Pages
    by Routledge

    220 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    The interplay between smart urban technologies and city development is a relatively uncharted territory. Technology and the City aims to fill that gap, exploring the growing importance of smart technologies and systems in contemporary cities, and providing an in-depth understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of smart urban technology adoption, and its implications for our cities.



    Beginning with an elaboration of the historical significance of technologies in economic growth, social progress and urban development, Yigitcanlar introduces the most prominent smart urban information technologies. The book showcases significant smart city practices from across the globe that uses smart urban technologies and systems most effectively. It explores the role of these technologies and asks how they can be adopted into the planning, development and management processes of cities for sustainable urban futures. This pioneering volume contributes to the conceptualisation and practice of smart technology and system adoption in our cities by disseminating both conceptual and empirical research findings with real-world best practice applications.



    With a multidisciplinary approach to themes of technology and urban development, this book is a key reference source for scholars, practitioners, consultants, city officials, policymakers and urban technology enthusiasts.

    Foreword



    Part I: Background



    Chapter 1: Introduction



    Chapter 2: A Historical Perspective on Technology and Urbanisation



    Part II: Systems



    Chapter 3: Smart Urban Information Technologies



    Chapter 4: Smart Urban Systems



    Part III: Applications



    Chapter 5: Smart Cities in Practice



    Part IV: Implications



    Chapter 6: Magnitudes of Smart Technology Applications for Cities



    Chapter 7: Prospects of Smart Technology Applications for Cities



    Afterword

    Biography

    Tan Yigitcanlar is an Associate Professor at the School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.

    ‘This book is an important and exciting addition to the growing literature of interrelations between technology and cities. It is a detailed account on the history, present and the future of societal developments caused by technological advancements. This book will be a most welcome addition to all students, researchers and practitioners working with topics of urban planning, economic geography and civil engineering.’ —Tommi Inkinen, Professor of Economic Geography, University of Helsinki, Finland

    ‘For those who want to know more about the evolution of urban technologies, this well-written book offers a comprehensive overview over the state-of-the art in smart city development. Arguing that smart city development processes need to be more open, participatory, and collaborative, Yigitcanlar calls for more technologically and economically balanced approaches by responsible city governments. The author’s detailed insights into the numerous applications of smart technologies in urban development are another impressive outcome of his sedulous explorations into the evolution of knowledge development in cities.’ Klaus R. Kunzmann, Professor emeritus, Technical University of Dortmund, Germany

    ‘With Technology and the City, Tan Yigitcanlar delivers a comprehensive account of smart cities that translates the buzz of the term into a rigorous treatment of the topic. On the basis of discussing smart city systems and applications, it is the resulting implications that pose new and exciting questions for the reader to ponder.’ — Professor Marcus Foth, Director, Urban Informatics Research Lab, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

    ‘The term "smart cities" has become as ubiquitous as the technology that makes smart cities possible. In this ambitious book, Tan Yigitcanlar offers a vast panorama of urban development ranging from the Stone Age to an urban future infused with, and disrupted by, th