1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910688332103321

Autore

Zhang Dingguo

Titolo

Biomechatronics: Harmonizing Mechatronic Systems with Human Beings

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Frontiers Media SA, 2019

Descrizione fisica

1 electronic resource (254 p.)

Collana

Frontiers Research Topics

Soggetti

Science: general issues

Neurosciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: frontiersin.org/about/contact



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910554233203321

Autore

Mattern Shannon Christine

Titolo

A city is not a computer : other urban intelligences / / Shannon Mattern

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , 2021

©2021

ISBN

0-691-22675-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource : illustrations, maps

Collana

Places books ; ; 2

Classificazione

RB 10627

Disciplina

307.1216

Soggetti

Urban renewal

Sociology, Urban

Smart cities

City planning

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction Cities, Trees &amp -- Algorithms -- 1. City Console -- 2. A City Is Not a Computer -- 3. Public Knowledge -- 4. Maintenance Codes -- Conclusion Platforms, Grafts &amp -- Arboreal Intelligence -- Notes -- Index -- Photo Credits.

Sommario/riassunto

A bold reassessment of "smart cities" that reveals what is lost when we conceive of our urban spaces as computersComputational models of urbanism-smart cities that use data-driven planning and algorithmic administration-promise to deliver new urban efficiencies and conveniences. Yet these models limit our understanding of what we can know about a city. A City Is Not a Computer reveals how cities encompass myriad forms of local and indigenous intelligences and knowledge institutions, arguing that these resources are a vital supplement and corrective to increasingly prevalent algorithmic models.Shannon Mattern begins by examining the ethical and ontological implications of urban technologies and computational models, discussing how they shape and in many cases profoundly limit our engagement with cities. She looks at the methods and underlying assumptions of data-driven urbanism, and demonstrates how the "city-as-computer" metaphor, which undergirds much of today's urban



policy and design, reduces place-based knowledge to information processing. Mattern then imagines how we might sustain institutions and infrastructures that constitute more diverse, open, inclusive urban forms. She shows how the public library functions as a steward of urban intelligence, and describes the scales of upkeep needed to sustain a city's many moving parts, from spinning hard drives to bridge repairs.Incorporating insights from urban studies, data science, and media and information studies, A City Is Not a Computer offers a visionary new approach to urban planning and design.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910145410403321

Titolo

2008 ITI 6th International Conference on Information and Communications Technology

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : I E E E, 2008

Soggetti

Information technology

Human capital

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph