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An award-winning Hong Kong-based architect with decades of
experience designing buildings and planning cities in the People's
Republic of China takes us to the Pearl River delta and into the
heart of China's iconic Special Economic Zone, Shenzhen. Shenzhen
is ground zero for the economic transformation China has seen in
recent decades. In 1979, driven by China's widespread poverty, Deng
Xiaoping supported a bold proposal to experiment with economic
policies in a rural borderland next to Hong Kong. The site was
designated as the City of Shenzhen and soon after became China's
first Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Four decades later, Shenzhen is
a megacity of twenty million, an internationally recognized digital
technology hub, and the world's most successful economic zone. Some
see it as a modern miracle city that seemingly came from nowhere,
attributing its success solely to centralized planning and
Shenzhen's proximity to Hong Kong. The Chinese government has built
hundreds of new towns using the Shenzhen model, yet none has come
close to replicating the city's level of economic success. But is
it true that Shenzhen has no meaningful history? That the city was
planned on a tabula rasa? That the region's rural past has had no
significant impact on the urban present? Juan Du unravels the myth
of Shenzhen and shows us how this world-famous "instant city" has a
surprising history-filled with oyster fishermen, villages that
remain encased within city blocks, a secret informal housing
system-and how it has been catapulted to success as much by the
ingenuity of its original farmers as by Beijing's policy makers.
The Shenzhen Experiment is an important story for all rapidly
urbanizing and industrializing nations around the world seeking to
replicate China's economic success in the twenty-first century.
Based on 55 semi-structured in-depth interviews, this book
investigates 15 high-tech engineering co-op professionals' writing
experience in the workplace. It shows how the digital age has had a
marked impact on the engineers' methods of communication at work,
and how on-the -job writing has affected engineers' technical
competence, shaped their professional identities, challenged their
views on Chinese and English writing, and hindered their success in
the workplace. The book identifies three aspects of writing
practice: engineers' linguistic and literacy challenges, the
reasons behind these challenges, and coping strategies, which
suggest that engineers are underprepared and lack necessary support
in the workplace. Lastly, the study shows that engineers need to
engage in technical literacy through on-the-job writing so that
they can fully deal with workplace discourse and socialize with
diverse professional groups. Since the sample group interviewed in
this book is engineers who studied at universities in the United
States and have a foot in the world of school and work as well as
knowledge of both Eastern and Western cultures, the book appeals to
teachers, students, engineers and scientists who are interested in
scientific and technological writing. It is also valuable for
educators who prepare scientists, engineers, and technical
communicators for professional roles, as well as for communication
practitioners who work with engineers.
Based on 55 semi-structured in-depth interviews, this book
investigates 15 high-tech engineering co-op professionals' writing
experience in the workplace. It shows how the digital age has had a
marked impact on the engineers' methods of communication at work,
and how on-the -job writing has affected engineers' technical
competence, shaped their professional identities, challenged their
views on Chinese and English writing, and hindered their success in
the workplace. The book identifies three aspects of writing
practice: engineers' linguistic and literacy challenges, the
reasons behind these challenges, and coping strategies, which
suggest that engineers are underprepared and lack necessary support
in the workplace. Lastly, the study shows that engineers need to
engage in technical literacy through on-the-job writing so that
they can fully deal with workplace discourse and socialize with
diverse professional groups. Since the sample group interviewed in
this book is engineers who studied at universities in the United
States and have a foot in the world of school and work as well as
knowledge of both Eastern and Western cultures, the book appeals to
teachers, students, engineers and scientists who are interested in
scientific and technological writing. It is also valuable for
educators who prepare scientists, engineers, and technical
communicators for professional roles, as well as for communication
practitioners who work with engineers.
Cities are the next frontier for artificial intelligence to
permeate. As smart urban environments become possible, probable,
and even preferred, artificial intelligence offers the chance for
even further advancement through infrastructure and industry
boosting. Opportunity overflows, but without thorough research to
guide a complicated development and implementation process, urban
environments can become disorganized and outright dangerous for
citizens. AI-Based Services for Smart Cities and Urban
Infrastructure is a collection of innovative research that explores
artificial intelligence (AI) applications in urban planning. In
addition, the book looks at how the internet of things and AI can
work together to enable a real smart city and discusses
state-of-the-art techniques in urban infrastructure design,
construction, operation, maintenance, and management. While
highlighting a broad range of topics including construction
management, public transportation, and smart agriculture, this book
is ideally designed for engineers, entrepreneurs, urban planners,
architects, policymakers, researchers, academicians, and students.
Cities are the next frontier for artificial intelligence to
permeate. As smart urban environments become possible, probable,
and even preferred, artificial intelligence offers the chance for
even further advancement through infrastructure and industry
boosting. Opportunity overflows, but without thorough research to
guide a complicated development and implementation process, urban
environments can become disorganized and outright dangerous for
citizens. AI-Based Services for Smart Cities and Urban
Infrastructure is a collection of innovative research that explores
artificial intelligence (AI) applications in urban planning. In
addition, the book looks at how the internet of things and AI can
work together to enable a real smart city and discusses
state-of-the-art techniques in urban infrastructure design,
construction, operation, maintenance, and management. While
highlighting a broad range of topics including construction
management, public transportation, and smart agriculture, this book
is ideally designed for engineers, entrepreneurs, urban planners,
architects, policymakers, researchers, academicians, and students.
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