Smart City Emergence: Cases from around the World analyzes how smart cities are currently being conceptualized and implemented, examining the theoretical underpinnings and technologies that connect theory with tangible practice achievements. Using numerous cities from different regions around the globe, the book compares how smart cities of different sizes are evolving in different countries and continents. In addition, it examines the challenges cities face as they adopt the smart city concept, separating fact from fiction, with insights from scholars, government officials and vendors currently involved in smart city implementation.
1. Introduction - p. xxi 2. 1. Project management guidelines/frameworks in the era of agility and complexity - p. 1 3. 2. The smart city of Évora - p. 21 4. 3. The smart city of Torino - p. 51 5. 4. The smart city of Leuven - p. 83 6. 5. The smart city of Vienna - p. 105 7. 6. A smart city needs more than just technology: Amsterdam’s Energy Atlas project - p. 129 8. 7. The smart city of Trikala - p. 149 9. 8. The evolution of smart city policy of Korea - p. 173 10. 9. The smart city of Hangzhou, China: the case of Dream Town Internet village - p. 195 11. 10. The smart city of Changsha, China - p. 219 12. 11. Smart city evolution in India: the cases of Dehradun, Nagpur, and Allahabad - p. 243 13. 12. The smart city of Pune - p. 261 14. 13. The smart city of Nara, Japan - p. 283 15. 14. A smart city case study of Singapore—Is Singapore truly smart? - p. 295 16. 15. The smart city of Newark, NJ: data analytics platform for economic development and policy assessment - p. 315 17. 16. The case of Quayside, Toronto, Canada - p. 333 18. 17. The Brazilian smart cities: a national literature review and cases examples - p. 351 19. 18. Porto Alegre, Brazil: the smart health case of Gerint - p. 367 20. 19. Smart city of Algiers: defining its context - p. 391 21. 20. The smart city of Johannesburg, South Africa - p. 407 22. 21. The smart city of Tunisia - p. 421 23. Conclusions: putting “sustainable” in smart cities - p. 435 24. Author index - p. 439 25. Subject index - p. 447
Smart City Emergence: Cases from around the World analyzes how smart cities are currently being conceptualized and implemented, examining the theoretical underpinnings and technologies that connect theory with tangible practice achievements. Using numerous cities from different regions around the globe, the book compares how smart cities of different sizes are evolving in different countries and continents. In addition, it examines the challenges cities face as they adopt the smart city concept, separating fact from fiction, with insights from scholars, government officials and vendors currently involved in smart city implementation.
1. Introduction - p. xxi 2. 1. Project management guidelines/frameworks in the era of agility and complexity - p. 1 3. 2. The smart city of Évora - p. 21 4. 3. The smart city of Torino - p. 51 5. 4. The smart city of Leuven - p. 83 6. 5. The smart city of Vienna - p. 105 7. 6. A smart city needs more than just technology: Amsterdam’s Energy Atlas project - p. 129 8. 7. The smart city of Trikala - p. 149 9. 8. The evolution of smart city policy of Korea - p. 173 10. 9. The smart city of Hangzhou, China: the case of Dream Town Internet village - p. 195 11. 10. The smart city of Changsha, China - p. 219 12. 11. Smart city evolution in India: the cases of Dehradun, Nagpur, and Allahabad - p. 243 13. 12. The smart city of Pune - p. 261 14. 13. The smart city of Nara, Japan - p. 283 15. 14. A smart city case study of Singapore—Is Singapore truly smart? - p. 295 16. 15. The smart city of Newark, NJ: data analytics platform for economic development and policy assessment - p. 315 17. 16. The case of Quayside, Toronto, Canada - p. 333 18. 17. The Brazilian smart cities: a national literature review and cases examples - p. 351 19. 18. Porto Alegre, Brazil: the smart health case of Gerint - p. 367 20. 19. Smart city of Algiers: defining its context - p. 391 21. 20. The smart city of Johannesburg, South Africa - p. 407 22. 21. The smart city of Tunisia - p. 421 23. Conclusions: putting “sustainable” in smart cities - p. 435 24. Author index - p. 439 25. Subject index - p. 447
