Smart Economy in Smart African Cities - Sustainable, Inclusive, Resilient and Prosperous (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)

This book highlights the use of information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructures in order to develop smart cities and produce smart economies in Africa. It discusses a robust set of concepts, including smart planning, smart infrastructure development, smart economic development, smart environmental sustainability, smart social development, resilience, and smart peace and security in several African cities. By drawing on the accumulated knowledge on various conditions that make cities smart, green, livable and healthy, it helps in the planning, design and management of African urbanization. In turn, it fosters the development of e-commerce, e-education, e-governance, etc. The rapid development of ICT infrastructures facilitates the creation of smart economies in digitally served cities and towns through smart urban planning, smart infrastructures, smart land tenure and smart urban policies. In the long term, this can reduce emissions of CO2, promote the creation of low carbon cities, reduce land degradation and promote biodiversity.

General

Imprint:	Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of origin:	Singapore
Series:	Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements
Release date:	February 2019
First published:	2019
Editors:	Gora Mboup • Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	492
Edition:	1st ed. 2019
ISBN-13:	978-981-13-3470-2
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > General Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Urban communities Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > Mathematics for scientists & engineers Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Physical geography > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability
LSN:	981-13-3470-6
Barcode:	9789811334702

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