| Digital Futures and the City of Today: New Technologies and Physical Spaces Contributor(s): Amayo Caldwell, Glenda (Editor), Smith, Carl H. (Editor), Clift, Edward M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1783205601 ISBN-13: 9781783205608 Publisher: Intellect (UK) OUR PRICE: $42.57 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Design - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - Architecture |
| Series: Mediated Cities |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.7" W x 9" (1.20 lbs) 196 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the contemporary city, the physical infrastructure and sensorial experiences of two millennia are now inter-woven within an invisible digital matrix. This matrix alters human perceptions of the city, informs our behaviour and increasingly influences the urban designs we ultimately inhabit. Digital Futures and the City of Today cuts through these issues to analyse the work of architects, designers, media specialists and a growing number of community activists, laying out a multi-faceted view of the complex integrated phenomenon of the contemporary city. Split into three sections, the book interrogates the concept of the 'smart' city, examines innovative digital projects from around the world, documents experimental visions for the future, and describes projects that engage local communities in the design process. |
Contributor Bio(s): Caldwell, Glenda Amayo: - Glenda Amayo Caldwell is a researcher in the Urban Informatics Research Lab and a lecturer in architecture at the School of Design, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.Clift, Edward: - Edward Clift is president of Brooks Institute in Ventura, California.Smith, Carl: - Carl H. Smith is director of the Learning Technology Research Institute and senior lecturer at Ravensbourne, London. |