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Citizen Empowerment and Innovation in the Data-Rich City

  • Offers an innovative perspective on the use of data to promote people-friendly and livable cities
  • Analyzes trends in data-rich city governance
  • Presents revealing and inspiring case studies
  • Contributes to the current debate over the smart city paradigm
  • Pursues an interdisciplinary approach to the subject
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering (SPRTRCIENG)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. The Emergence of Collaborative Urbanism

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Manifesto for Collaborative Urbanism

      • Dick Gleeson, Mark Dyer
      Pages 3-18
    3. Framework for Collaborative Urbanism

      • Mark Dyer, Dick Gleeson, Thomas Grey
      Pages 19-30
    4. Using Big and Small Urban Data for Collaborative Urbanism

      • Thomas Grey, Mark Dyer, Dick Gleeson
      Pages 31-54
  3. Concepts and Perspective on Citizen-Centric Urban Governance

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55
    2. Crowdsourcing Processes for Citizen-Driven Governance

      • Chiara Certomà, Francesco Rizzi
      Pages 57-77
    3. Integral Approach to Urban Design in a Data-Rich City Context

      • Anita Milakovic, Nevena Novakovic
      Pages 79-90
  4. Tools and Case Studies Promoting Citizens’ Perspective on Urban Futures

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
    2. Time Quality—Measure for Quality of Place

      • Damjan Marušić, Barbara Goličnik Marušić
      Pages 125-142
    3. Designing a Social Urban Networks to Promote Smart Participation in Matera (Italy)

      • Filomena Pietrapertosa, Roberta Chiarini, Paola Clerici Maestosi, Claudia Meloni, Carmelina Cosmi, Monica Salvia
      Pages 143-157
    4. Digital Tools for Capturing User’s Needs on Urban Open Spaces: Drawing Lessons from Cyberparks Project

      • Carlos Smaniotto Costa, Alfonso Bahillo Martínez, Fernando J. Álvarez, Ina Šuklje Erjavec, Marluci Menezes, Montserrat Pallares-Barbera
      Pages 177-193
    5. Facts and Prospects of Open Government Data Use. A Case Study in Romania

      • Lorena Pocatilu Bătăgan, Daniela-Luminita Constantin, Liliana Mihaela Moga
      Pages 195-208
  5. Erratum to: Citizen Empowerment and Innovation in the Data-Rich City

    • Chiara Certomà, Mark Dyer, Lorena Pocatilu, Francesco Rizzi
    Pages E1-E1

About this book

This book analyzes the ongoing transformation in the “smart city” paradigm and explores the possibilities that technological innovations offer for the effective involvement of ordinary citizens in collective knowledge production and decision-making processes within the context of urban planning and management. To so, it pursues an interdisciplinary approach, with contributions from a range of experts including city managers, public policy makers, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) specialists, and researchers. The first two parts of the book focus on the generation and use of data by citizens, with or without institutional support, and the professional management of data in city governance, highlighting the social connectivity and livability aspects essential to vibrant and healthy urban environments. In turn, the third part presents inspiring case studies that illustrate how data-driven solutions can empower people and improve urban environments, including enhanced sustainability. The book will appeal to all those who are interested in the required transformation in the planning, management, and operations of data-rich cities and the ways in which such cities can employ the latest technologies to use data efficiently, promoting data access, data sharing, and interoperability.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Law, Politics and Development & Institute of management, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy

    Chiara Certomà

  • Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

    Mark Dyer

  • Economic Informatics and Cybernetics Department, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania

    Lorena Pocatilu

  • Institute of Management, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy

    Francesco Rizzi

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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