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Six years of UNESCO-World Technopolis Association workshops, held
at various world cities and attended by government officials and
scholars from nearly all the world's countries, have resulted in a
uniquely complete collection of reports on science park and science
city projects in most of those countries. These reports, of which a
selected few form chapters in this book, allow readers to compare
knowledge-based development strategies, practices, and successes
across countries. The chapters illustrate varying levels of
cooperation across government, industry, and academic sectors in
the respective projects - and the reasons and philosophies
underlying this variation - and resulting differences in practices
and results.
Six years of UNESCO-World Technopolis Association workshops, held
at various world cities and attended by government officials and
scholars from nearly all the world's countries, have resulted in a
uniquely complete collection of reports on science park and science
city projects in most of those countries. These reports, of which a
selected few form chapters in this book, allow readers to compare
knowledge-based development strategies, practices, and successes
across countries. The chapters illustrate varying levels of
cooperation across government, industry, and academic sectors in
the respective projects - and the reasons and philosophies
underlying this variation - and resulting differences in practices
and results.
Almost a century since the idea of creating more humane - more
human-centric - cities was brought to the fore, how far has mankind
progressed towards creating a true 'city with a heart'? How far off
are we, and what can we do to close the gap?The first generation of
smart cities showed the limits of top-down planning, in which
cities contracted out design and implementation to IT providers. As
residents resented paying high taxes for 'smart' urban features
that they did not want or use, it became plain that smart cities
were not sustainable, and needed to be re-thought. 'Smart City 2.0'
starts the design process with understanding the needs of human
residents. Little has yet been written about smart cities' second
wind.This book offers leading-edge, international perspectives on
Smart City 2.0. It offers an overview of the sustainable smart city
concept, presents leading experts' latest thinking on strategies
for a new generation of smart cities, and showcases eight
implementation case studies from seven countries. All chapters are
contributed by prominent, leading thinkers and practitioners from a
dozen countries, representing both the developed and the developing
worlds.
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