Smart Cities in Canada: Digital Dreams, Corporate Designs - Independent Experts Analyze Often-Controversial Schemes from Nunavut to Montreal to Toronto's Failed Sidewalk Labs Waterfront Scheme

Experts from across the country investigate the "smart city" trend in urban planning as it is showing up in different Canadian municipalities.

A propos de l'auteur

MARIANA VALVERDE is a Professor in the University of Toronto Centre for Criminology - Socioecology Studies. She has written several books about law and urban governance and is currently researching smart cities and public-private partnerships. Professor Valverde lives in Toronto.

Résumé

Touted as the key to more livable cities, the "smart cities" approach gets an independent-minded analysis from experts. They point out its strengths, its weaknesses, the agendas at play, and the risks it poses for Canadians.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Mariana Valverde
• Collaboration: Alexandra Flynn (Editeur), Mariana Valverde (Editeur)
• Edition: Formac Publishing Company Limited
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 28.02.2021
• EAN: 9781459415447
• ISBN: 978-1-4594-1544-7
• Pages: 200
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 226 mm x 13 mm
• Poids: 318 g
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Art > Architecture; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences de la Terre > Aménagement du territoire; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Sciences politiques et formation politique