Digital Futures and the City of Today: New Technologies and Physical Spaces (Mediated Cities)

In the contemporary city, the physical infrastructure and sensorial experiences of two millennia are now interwoven within an invisible digital matrix. This matrix alters human perceptions of the city, informs our behavior, and increasingly influences the urban designs we ultimately inhabit.__Digital Futures and the City of Today__cuts through these issues to analyze the work of architects, designers, media specialists, and a growing number of community activists, laying out a multifaceted view of the complex integrated phenomenon of the contemporary city. Split into three relevant sections, the book interrogates the concept of the “smart” city, examines innovative digital projects from around the world, documents experimental visions for the future, and describes projects that engage local communities in the design process. In The Contemporary City, The Physical Infrastructure And Sensorial Experiences Of Two Millennia Are Now Interwoven Within An Invisible Digital Matrix. This Matrix Alters Human Perceptions Of The City, Informs Our Behavior, And Increasingly Influences The Urban Designs We Ultimately Inhabit. Digital Futures And The City Of Today Cuts Through These Issues To Analyze The Work Of Architects, Designers, Media Specialists, And A Growing Number Of Community Activists, Laying Out A Multifaceted View Of The Complex Integrated Phenomenon Of The Contemporary City. Split Into Three Relevant Sections, The Book Interrogates The Concept Of The Smart City, Examines Innovative Digital Projects From Around The World, Documents Experimental Visions For The Future, And Describes Projects That Engage Local Communities In The Design Process. Chapter One: No Need To Fix: Strategic Inclusivity In Developing And Managing The Smart City / Alessandro Aurigi -- Chapter Two: Reimag(in)ing The City: Street View As Storyspace / Aroussiak Gabrielian -- Chapter Three: Information, Communication And The Digital City / Cláudia Sofia Gonçalves Ferreira Lima -- Chapter Four: From The Iron Cage To The Mediated City / Cristina Miranda De Almeida -- Chapter Five: Identity Management, Premediation And The City / Sandra Wilson And Lilia Gomez Flores -- Chapter Six: Urban Utopics: The Politics Of The Digital City View / Gavin Perin And Linda Matthews -- Chapter Seven: Place, Play And Privacy: Exploring Location-based Applications And Spatial Experience / Melanie Chan -- Chapter Eight: Post-digital Approaches To Mapping Memory, Heritage And Identity In The City / Georgios Artopoulos And Nikolas Bakirtzis -- Chapter Nine: Responsive Transport Environments: System Thinking As A Method To Combine Media Architecture Into A Digital Ecology To Improve Public Transport / M. Hank Haeusler -- Chapter Ten: Digital Urban Health And Security: Nyc's Got An App For That / Kristin Scott -- Chapter Eleven: Explorations Of An Urban Intervention Management System: A Reflection On How To Deal With Urban Complex Systems And Deliver Dynamic Change / Marta A. G. Miguel, Richard Laing And Quazi Mahtab Zaman -- Chapter Twelve: Innovative Urban Mobility Shaped By Users Through Pervasive Information And Communication Technologies / Marco Zilvetti, Matteo Conti And Fausto Brevi -- Chapter Thirteen: Blurring The Physical Boundaries Of The City: Meida Architecture And Urban Informatics For Community Engagement / Glenda Amayo Caldwell And Mirko Guaralda. Edited By Glenda Amayo Caldwell, Carl H. Smith, Edward M. Clift. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "In the contemporary city, the physical infrastructure and sensorial experiences of two millennia are now interwoven within an invisible digital matrix. This matrix alters human perceptions of the city, informs our behavior, and increasingly influences the urban designs we ultimately inhabit. "Digital futures and the city of today "cuts through these issues to analyze the work of architects, designers, media specialists, and a growing number of community activists, laying out a multifaceted view of the complex integrated phenomenon of the contemporary city. Split into three relevant sections, the book interrogates the concept of the smart city, examines innovative digital projects from around the world, documents experimental visions for the future, and describes projects that engage local communities in the design process."-- Page 4 of cover

In the contemporary city, the physical infrastructure and sensorial experiences of two millennia are now inter-woven within an invisible digital matrix. This matrix alters human perceptions of the city, informs our behaviour and increasingly influences the urban designs we ultimately inhabit. Digital Futures and the City of Today cuts through these issues to analyse the work of architects, designers, media specialists and a growing number of community activists, laying out a multi-faceted view of the complex integrated phenomenon of the contemporary city. Split into three sections, the book interrogates the concept of the 'smart' city, examines innovative digital projects from around the world, documents experimental visions for the future, and describes projects that engage local communities in the design process.

In the contemporary city, the physical infrastructure and sensorial experiences of two millennia are now interwoven within an invisible digital matrix. This matrix alters human perceptions of the city, informs our behaviour, and increasingly influences the urban designs we ultimately inhabit. This book cuts through these issues to analyse the work of architects, designers, media specialists, and a growing number of community activists, laying out a multifaceted view of the complex integrated phenomenon of the contemporary city