Humane and Sustainable Smart Cities

Humane and Sustainable Smart Cities

by Eduardo M. Costa
Released November 2020
Publisher(s): Academic Press
ISBN: 9780128191873

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Book description

Humane and Sustainable Smart Cities explores how to develop emergent smart cities that are rooted in humane, innovative and sustainable values (CHIS). The book considers the move from technocratic and idealized smart metropole to humane cities as a product of fundamental demographic changes, the development of a usage-based rather than an ownership economy, the novel implications of digitalization, decentralization and decarbonization, and Internet-enabled changes in public opinion towards democratization and participation. The book's authors explore seven dimensions and characteristics of humane, sustainable and innovative cities in the developing world: the economy, people, the place, energy and the environment, mobility, social inclusion and governance.

Additional sections the operationalization of the CHIS concept into formal planning, policy implementation, and impact assessment considerations. Final discussions center on building a roadmap for planners seeking to design development policies conducive to human values and long-term social viability.

  • Provides an axiological framework for the development of humane, innovative and sustainable cities
  • Examines how that framework can be operationalized into formal planning, policy implementation and impact assessment
  • Explores humane, innovative and sustainable cities in terms of seven dimensions, including the economy, people, the place, energy and the environment, mobility, social inclusion and governance
  • Explores proven paths for promoting effective community engagement in developing humane cities
  • Provides a practical roadmap to design development policies conducive to human values and long-term social viability

Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Foreword
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Chapter 1. The concept of more Humane and Sustainable Smart Cities
    1. Abstract
    2. Content
    3. Sustainable city
    4. Resilient city
    5. Creative city
    6. Knowledge-based or knowledge cities
    7. Smart (or digital) city
    8. Humane and Sustainable Smart City
    9. The book
    10. References
  10. Chapter 2. Historical overview: cities from medieval to modern times—what went wrong
    1. Abstract
    2. The good…
    3. The bad…
    4. And the ugly…
    5. The way forward!
    6. Live-work-play in the same area
    7. Citizen’s wishes, interests, and needs
    8. References
  11. Chapter 3. From smart cities to more Humane and Sustainable Smart Cities: the world in transformation
    1. Abstract
    2. Smart cities
    3. Cameras and sensors
    4. Internet of things
    5. Artificial intelligence and its derivatives machine learning and deep learning
    6. Big data
    7. Blockchain
    8. Identification of a person and privacy
    9. Smart for whom?!?
    10. Technology is charming
    11. Tech companies are TOO powerful
    12. “Enclosure” of public spaces and public data is happening already
    13. Social and generational changes
    14. Digitalization
    15. Decentralization
    16. Decarbonization and the UN’s sustainable development goals
    17. The perfect storm for the car industry
    18. Who needs a car?
    19. Electric cars, autonomous cars, and shared cars
    20. The new cigarette industry?
    21. Toward more Humane and Sustainable Smart Cities
    22. Enlarge sidewalks
    23. Speed limit in town up to 40–60 km/hour
    24. Reclaim useless streets and corners
    25. Establish a policy of no free parking anywhere
    26. Secluded bike lanes and bike transport as a system
    27. Maintain existing parks and create a few new gardens and plazas
    28. Conclusion
    29. References
  12. Chapter 4. The eight dimensions of a more Humane and Sustainable Smart City
    1. Abstract
    2. Introduction—the Humane and Sustainable Smart City characterization
    3. The Sustainable Economic Development dimension
    4. The People dimension
    5. The Quality of Life dimension
    6. The Historic, Artistic, and Cultural Heritage, and Tourism dimension
    7. The Environment dimension
    8. The Social Inclusion dimension
    9. The Mobility of People dimension
    10. The Governance dimension (horizontal)
    11. References
  13. Chapter 5. Looking for striking Humane and Sustainable Smart City characteristics in existing cities
    1. Abstract
    2. Introduction
    3. A set of examples
  14. Chapter 6. Where and how to start in your city
    1. Abstract
    2. Strategy
    3. Choice of the target region in the city
    4. Before you start
    5. Planning the workshop
    6. The 1-week intensive workshop
    7. A sample case: the surroundings of Ponte Hercílio Luz in Florianópolis
    8. Lessons learned
    9. References
  15. Chapter 7. The future: the need for more Humane and Sustainable Smart Cities postpandemic 2020/21
    1. Abstract
    2. The world was not well in January 2020
    3. Anthropocene
    4. Inequality
    5. The pandemic of 2020/21
    6. Accelerated digital transformation
    7. The city as a “Commons”
    8. Hope: the new Humane and Sustainable Smart City postpandemic 2020/21
    9. References
  16. Chapter 8. Conclusions and a call to action
    1. Abstract
    2. Introduction
    3. Hope
    4. What you read in the book so far
    5. Suggestions for the new HSSC “you”
    6. The new HSSC “I”
    7. The new HSSC “us”
    8. Invitation
    9. Conclusion
  17. Index

Product information

  • Title: Humane and Sustainable Smart Cities
  • Author(s): Eduardo M. Costa
  • Release date: November 2020
  • Publisher(s): Academic Press
  • ISBN: 9780128191873