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Planning Support Systems and Smart Cities

  • Provides state-of-the-art overview of the availability and application of Planning Support Systems (PSS) in the framework of Smart Cities
  • Contains the best papers of the CUPUM-2015 conference
  • Provides insights into the specifics of availability and application of Planning Support Systems (PSS) for achievement of Smart Cities development
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography (LNGC)

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Introduction to ‘Planning Support Systems and Smart Cities’

    • Stan Geertman, Joseph Ferreira Jr., Robert Goodspeed, John Stillwell
    Pages 1-17
  3. Data Analytics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
    2. The Role of Social Media Geographic Information (SMGI) in Spatial Planning

      • Michele Campagna, Roberta Floris, Pierangelo Massa, Anastacia Girsheva, Konstantin Ivanov
      Pages 41-60
    3. Data and Analytics for Neighborhood Development: Smart Shrinkage Decision Modeling in Baltimore, Maryland

      • Michael P. Johnson, Justin B. Hollander, Eliza Davenport Whiteman
      Pages 61-76
    4. Managing Crowds: The Possibilities and Limitations of Crowd Information During Urban Mass Events

      • Lara Britt Zomer, Winnie Daamen, Sebastiaan Meijer, Serge Paul Hoogendoorn
      Pages 77-97
    5. Simulating Urban Resilience: Disasters, Dynamics and (Synthetic) Data

      • A. Yair Grinberger, Michal Lichter, Daniel Felsenstein
      Pages 99-119
  4. Smart Cities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-143
    2. Smart Cities: Concepts, Perceptions and Lessons for Planners

      • Tuan-Yee Ching, Joseph Ferreira Jr.
      Pages 145-168
    3. Leveraging Cellphones for Wayfinding and Journey Planning in Semi-formal Bus Systems: Lessons from Digital Matatus in Nairobi

      • Jacqueline Klopp, Sarah Williams, Peter Waiganjo, Daniel Orwa, Adam White
      Pages 227-241
    4. The Australian Urban Intelligence Network Supporting Smart Cities

      • Christopher J. Pettit, John Barton, Xavier Goldie, Richard Sinnott, Robert Stimson, Tom Kvan
      Pages 243-259
  5. Planning Support Systems and Public Engagement

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 279-279
    2. Sentient PSS for Smart Cities

      • Brian Deal, Varkki Pallathucheril, Yong Wook Kim, Haozhi Pan
      Pages 281-296
    3. Gaming, Urban Planning and Transportation Design Process

      • Jayanth Raghothama, Sebastiaan Meijer
      Pages 297-312

About this book

This book is a selection of the best and peer-reviewed articles presented at the CUPUM (Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management) conference, held in the second week of July 2015 at MIT in Boston, USA. The contributions provide state-of the art overview of the availability and application of Planning Support Systems (PSS) in the framework of Smart Cities.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Human Geography and Planning, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Stan Geertman

  • Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA

    Joseph Ferreira, Jr.

  • Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

    Robert Goodspeed

  • School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

    John Stillwell

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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