Towards Cognitive Cities
Advances in Cognitive Computing and its Application to the Governance of Large Urban Systems
Editors: Portmann, Edy, Finger, Matthias (Eds.)
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- Argues why cities need to become cognitive and why therefore the concept of cognitive city is needed
- Highlights the main building blocks of cognitive cities and illustrates the concept by various cases
- Presents a comprehensive view of the different research endeavours about cognitive cities and paves the way for this innovative approach to governing cities
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This book introduces the readers to the new concept of cognitive cities. It demonstrates why cities need to become cognitive and why therefore a concept of cognitive city is needed. It highlights the main building blocks of cognitive cities and illustrates the concept by various cases. Following a concise introductory chapter the book features nine chapters illustrating various aspects and dimensions of cognitive cities. The logic of its structure proceeds from more general considerations to more specific illustrations. All chapters offer a comprehensive view of the different research endeavours about cognitive cities and will help pave the way for this new and innovative approach to governing cities in the future.
- Table of contents (10 chapters)
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What Are Cognitive Cities?
Pages 1-11
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From Smart to Cognitive: A Roadmap for the Adoption of Technology in Cities
Pages 13-35
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Maturity Model for Cognitive Cities
Pages 37-59
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Cognitive Cities, Big Data and Citizen Participation: The Essentials of Privacy and Security
Pages 61-82
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Towards the Improvement of Citizen Communication Through Computational Intelligence
Pages 83-100
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Towards Cognitive Cities
- Book Subtitle
- Advances in Cognitive Computing and its Application to the Governance of Large Urban Systems
- Editors
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- Edy Portmann
- Matthias Finger
- Series Title
- Studies in Systems, Decision and Control
- Series Volume
- 63
- Copyright
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-33798-2
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-33798-2
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-33797-5
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-81606-7
- Series ISSN
- 2198-4182
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVII, 215
- Number of Illustrations
- 15 b/w illustrations, 34 illustrations in colour
- Topics