Sustainable and Smart Cities by Khare, Anshuman; Beckman, Terry;

Rövid leírás:

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges modern cities face in the context of climate change and urban development. 

Hosszú leírás:

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges modern cities face in the context of climate change and urban development. By integrating varied viewpoints, it delves into the concept of sustainable and smart cities and sheds light on the opportunities for innovative and effective solutions, underscoring the interconnected nature of urban challenges and the necessity of a holistic approach.

Contributors present diverse perspectives and methodologies, including empirical studies, modelling, simulation, policy analysis, and case studies, to offer insights into innovative and effective solutions for urban sustainability challenges. Chapters are grouped according to themes of governance and management, economy, society, and technology. Topics covered include smart city governance models, the enabling role of managers in sustainability efforts, resilient infrastructure, homelessness, and smart technology implementations. The book also identifies research gaps and areas of uncertainty, which may guide future research.

With contributions from researchers across Asia, Europe, and North America, this book is a valuable resource for researchers in the areas of sustainable development, urban sustainability, and resilience research. It will also interest policymakers, practitioners, and stakeholders working towards addressing climate change in urban areas.

An electronic version of this book is freely available, thanks to the support of libraries working with Knowledge Unlatched (KU). KU is a collaborative initiative designed to make high quality books Open Access for the public good. The Open Access ISBN for this book is 9781003518419. More information about the initiative and links to the Open Access version can be found at www.knowledgeunlatched.org.

Tartalomjegyzék:

Section: Governance 1. Multi-facets of Smart Cities Governance Models 2. Advancing Urban Sustainability through robust Data Ecosystem Practices 3. Cocreating the Smart City: Integrating Market Orientation for Sustainable Urban Planning Section: Economy 4. Circular Economy and Regional Systems: Intermediary Organizations for Environmental Protection and SME Competitiveness and Its Impact on Cities 5. A Study on Roles and Functions of Support Actors in Startup Ecosystem Section: Society 6. Exploring the growth of sustainable homes and sustainability: A review 7. Smart Cities and the Prediction, Prevention and Progression of Solutions to Homelessness 8. Reshaping Resilient Cities from an Educational Perspective: The Case of iZJU 9. How Climate Anxiety May Impact the Implementation of Smart Cities Section: Technology 10. APIS: A data ecosystem to manage distributed energy resources