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Smart and Sustainable Cities? - Pipedreams, Practicalities and Possibilities: James Evans, Andrew Karvonen, Chris Martin,... Smart and Sustainable Cities? - Pipedreams, Practicalities and Possibilities
James Evans, Andrew Karvonen, Chris Martin, Andres Luque-Ayala, Kes McCormick, …
R1,359 Discovery Miles 13 590 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Smart cities promise to generate economic, social and environmental value through the seamless connection of urban services and infrastructure by digital technologies. However, there is scant evidence of how these activities can enhance social well-being and contribute to just and equitable communities. Smart and Sustainable Cities? Pipedreams, Practicalities and Possibilities provides one of the first examinations of how smart cities relate to environmental and social issues. It addresses the gap between the ambitious visions of smart cities and the actual practices on the ground by focusing on the social and environmental dimensions of real smart city initiatives as well as the possibilities they hold for creating more equitable and progressive cities. Through detailed analyses of case studies in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, India and China, the contributors describe the various ways that social and environmental issues are interpreted and integrated into smart city initiatives and actions. The findings point towards the need for more intentional engagement and collaboration with all urban stakeholders in the design, development and maintenance of smart cities to ensure that everyone benefits from the increasingly digitalised urban environments of the twenty-first century. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the journal Local Environment.

Smart and Sustainable Cities? - Pipedreams, Practicalities and Possibilities (Hardcover): James Evans, Andrew Karvonen, Andres... Smart and Sustainable Cities? - Pipedreams, Practicalities and Possibilities (Hardcover)
James Evans, Andrew Karvonen, Andres Luque-Ayala, Chris Martin, Kes McCormick, …
R4,471 Discovery Miles 44 710 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Smart cities promise to generate economic, social and environmental value through the seamless connection of urban services and infrastructure by digital technologies. However, there is scant evidence of how these activities can enhance social well-being and contribute to just and equitable communities. Smart and Sustainable Cities? Pipedreams, Practicalities and Possibilities provides one of the first examinations of how smart cities relate to environmental and social issues. It addresses the gap between the ambitious visions of smart cities and the actual practices on the ground by focusing on the social and environmental dimensions of real smart city initiatives as well as the possibilities they hold for creating more equitable and progressive cities. Through detailed analyses of case studies in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, India and China, the contributors describe the various ways that social and environmental issues are interpreted and integrated into smart city initiatives and actions. The findings point towards the need for more intentional engagement and collaboration with all urban stakeholders in the design, development and maintenance of smart cities to ensure that everyone benefits from the increasingly digitalised urban environments of the twenty-first century. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the journal Local Environment.

The Experimental City (Paperback): James Evans, Andrew Karvonen, Rob Raven The Experimental City (Paperback)
James Evans, Andrew Karvonen, Rob Raven
R1,622 Discovery Miles 16 220 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book explores how the concept or urban experimentation is being used to reshape practices of knowledge production in urban debates about resilience, climate change governance, and socio-technical transitions. With contributions from leading scholars, and case studies from the Global North and South, from small- to large-scale cities, this book suggests that urban experiments offer novel modes of engagement, governance, and politics that both challenge and complement conventional strategies. The book is organized around three cross-cutting themes. Part I explores the logics of urban experimentation, different approaches, and how and why they are deployed. Part II considers how experiments are being staged within cities, by whom, and with what effects. Part III examines how entire cities or groups of cities are constructed as experiments. This book develops a deeper and more socially and politically nuanced understanding of how urban experiments shape cities and drive wider changes in society, providing a framework to examine the phenomenon of urban experimentation in conceptual and empirical detail.

The Experimental City (Hardcover): James Evans, Andrew Karvonen, Rob Raven The Experimental City (Hardcover)
James Evans, Andrew Karvonen, Rob Raven
R4,735 Discovery Miles 47 350 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book explores how the concept or urban experimentation is being used to reshape practices of knowledge production in urban debates about resilience, climate change governance, and socio-technical transitions. With contributions from leading scholars, and case studies from the Global North and South, from small to large scale cities, this book suggests that urban experiments offer novel modes of engagement, governance, and politics that both challenge and complement conventional strategies. The book is organized around three cross-cutting themes. Part I explores the logics of urban experimentation, different approaches, and how and why they are deployed. Part II considers how experiments are being staged within cities, by whom, and with what effects? Part III examines how entire cities or groups of cities are constructed as experiments. This book seeks to contribute a deeper and more socially and politically nuanced understanding of how urban experiments shape cities and drive wider changes in society, providing a framework to examine the phenomenon of urban experimentation in conceptual and empirical detail.

Strategic Niche Management for Biomass (Paperback): Rob Raven Strategic Niche Management for Biomass (Paperback)
Rob Raven
R2,034 Discovery Miles 20 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is about the experimental introduction of bioenergy technologies in society. It investigates why some countries are more successful than others. The book draws on Strategic Niche Management (SNM) to investigate the differences between the Netherlands and Denmark. SNM is a research and policy strategy based on evolutionary theories of technological change and technology assessment approaches. It deals with experimentation in niches as a mechanism in transitions to sustainability. This research makes two contributions to SNM. First, it shows how (protected) technological niches transform into market niches. Second, it enhances SNM by integrating the dynamics of incumbent regimes in explaining the success of sustainable innovations. Strategic Niche Management for Biomass combines empirical research with recent insights from innovation studies. It is relevant for those involved in the promotion of sustainable innovations through experimentation as well as scholars interested in bioenergy technologies and renewable energy in general. This may include a broad audience such as policy makers, scientists, corporate managers, and environmentalists.

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