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Smart Cities Atlas

Western and Eastern Intelligent Communities

  • Presents numerous case studies giving readers a complete overview of possible practical actions that cities can put in place
  • Adopts an accessible language easy to read even for non-technical readers or for those who approach the topic of smart cities for the first time
  • Addresses the smart city concept from a holistic point of view (not only a technological one)

Part of the book series: Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering (SPRTRCIENG)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Smart City: Definitions, Policies, Tools

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. General Overview

      • Eleonora Riva Sanseverino, Raffaella Riva Sanseverino, Valentina Vaccaro
      Pages 3-21
  3. Smart City Atlas

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 45-45
    2. Smart Cities: Case Studies

      • Eleonora Riva Sanseverino, Raffaella Riva Sanseverino, Valentina Vaccaro, Ina Macaione, Enrico Anello
      Pages 47-140
  4. Approaches to the Smart City Concept: Economy, Technology, People

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141
    2. For a “Living (Lab)” Approach to Smart Cities

      • Luciano De Bonis, Ferdinando Trapani
      Pages 143-158
    3. Civic CrowdFunding: Sharing Economy Financial Opportunityto Smart Cities

      • Angelo Miglietta, Emanuele Parisi
      Pages 159-172
    4. Smart Community Infrastructures

      • Eleonora Riva Sanseverino, Valentina Vaccaro
      Pages 173-186
    5. The Role of Sharing Practices and Dematerialized Services in Smart Cities

      • Eleonora Riva Sanseverino, Raffaella Riva Sanseverino, Valentina Vaccaro
      Pages 187-206
    6. The Role of Technology in Participative Processes

      • Eleonora Riva Sanseverino
      Pages 207-231
    7. Sustainable Regeneration of Brownfields

      • Silvia Pennisi
      Pages 233-242
    8. Shared Administration for Smart Cities

      • Daniela Ciaffi, Emanuela Saporito
      Pages 243-248

About this book

The book discusses the concept of the smart city, and is based on a multi-service and multi-sectoral approach to urban planning, including various urban functions and the human capital of cities. The work is divided into three parts. The first is an introductory section which covers definitions, policies and tools used at European level for the development and classification of a smart city. The second presents a selection of examples of Western and Eastern communities, which experienced technologies and strategies that have made them smart. The third describes in detail the main three possible approaches (economical, technological and social) to the smart city concept which are the focus ambits of the holistic concept of smart city.

The work provides a good overview of the concept of smart city, and also offers a critical analysis of the various approaches to smart cities, in order to provide tools to develop solutions that address the smart development of cities with an approach as multi-sectoral as possible.

Its accessible language and several examples make the book easy to read and appealing to public administrators, students, planners and researchers.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Palermo , Palermo, Italy

    Eleonora Riva Sanseverino, Raffaella Riva Sanseverino, Valentina Vaccaro

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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