Citizen Empowerment And Innovation In The Data-rich City (springer Tracts In Civil Engineering)

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. Read more... Abstract: 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 Front Matter ....Pages i-xii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Manifesto for Collaborative Urbanism (Dick Gleeson, Mark Dyer)....Pages 3-18 Framework for Collaborative Urbanism (Mark Dyer, Dick Gleeson, Thomas Grey)....Pages 19-30 Using Big and Small Urban Data for Collaborative Urbanism (Thomas Grey, Mark Dyer, Dick Gleeson)....Pages 31-54 Front Matter ....Pages 55-55 Crowdsourcing Processes for Citizen-Driven Governance (Chiara Certomà, Francesco Rizzi)....Pages 57-77 Integral Approach to Urban Design in a Data-Rich City Context (Anita Milakovic, Nevena Novakovic)....Pages 79-90 Collaborative Planning Through Visualization: Learning from Urban Living Labs (Giulia Melis)....Pages 91-104 A Social Work Perspective on Socio-technological Innovations in Urban Planning and Development (Tanja Klöti, Matthias Drilling, Carlo Fabian)....Pages 105-122 Front Matter ....Pages 123-123 Time Quality—Measure for Quality of Place (Damjan Marušić, Barbara Goličnik Marušić)....Pages 125-142 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 Digi-Tel—Bespoke Technology for Connected City of Tel-Aviv (Zvi Weinstein)....Pages 159-176 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 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 Erratum to: Citizen Empowerment and Innovation in the Data-Rich City (Chiara Certomà, Mark Dyer, Lorena Pocatilu, Francesco Rizzi)....Pages E1-E1 "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 [do] 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." -- From page 4 of cover