Technology and the future of cities : opportunities and recommendations / / Diana L. Washington, editor

• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Nova Publishers, , [2016]; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (166 pages)
• Disciplina: 363.60285
• Soggetto topico: Cities and towns - Effect of technological innovations on; Cities and towns - Growth
• Soggetto geografico: United States
• Persona (resp. second.): WashingtonDiana L.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface; Chapter 1; Report to the President: Technology and the Future of Cities; President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology; Executive Summary; Recommendations; 1. Introduction; 2. Current Activities and Near-Term Future Opportunities; 2.1. Technologies Being Implemented Today and in the Near Future; 2.1.1. Transportation; 2.1.2. Energy; 2.1.3. Buildings and Housing; 2.1.4. Water; 2.1.5. Urban Farming; 2.1.6. Urban Manufacturing; 2.2. Transformations Happening in Urban Development Districts; 2.2.1. Energy-Efficient "Green" Districts; 2.2.2. Convenient, Accessible, "Mobile" Districts; 2.2.3. Connected, "Inclusive" Districts; 2.3. Data-Enabled Pilot Projects Being Implemented by City Chief Technology Officers; 2.4. The Emerging Urban Science Profession and Degrees; 2.4.1. Urban Science Tools for Interactive City Modeling; 2.4.2. Practitioner Certification and Accreditation Programs; 2.5. Current Federal Government Initiatives; 3. A National Platform for Sharing Information, Software, Results, and Best Practices; 3.1. City Web.3.2. International Collaboration and Participation in the Development of International Standards to Help Create a Worldwide Industry; ; 4. Opportunities for the Federal Government to Accelerate Progress; 4.1. International Activities and U.S. Competitiveness; 4.2. What Should the U.S. Government Do?; 4.3. Coordinated Interagency Programs and Incentives for City and District Technology Adoption; 4.3.1. Demonstration Projects; 4.3.2. Certification and Accreditation Programs to Create the Workforce of Tomorrow to Implement the New City Technologies; 4.3.3. Certification Standards and Goals Beyond the Building Level; 4.3.4. The City Web; 4.4. Recommendations; 4.5. Federal Government Funding for Technology Adoption; 4.6. Formalized Coordination of R & D across Government Agencies; Appendix A. The City Web; A Growing Set of Technology Savvy Stakeholders; New Practices of Data Creation and Open Data Portals; Technology and Data Exchange with Standardized Protocols and Application Program Interfaces (APLs); Data Analytics for Prediction and Optimization; Integrated Modeling and Scenario Evaluation; ; Conclusion: City Web and the Vision of an Information-Enabled City; Appendix B. Data-Enabled Pilot Projects; Improving Public Health and Asthma with Data-Driven Services; Reducing Air Pollution with Shared Energy Use Data and Emissions Accounting; Eliminating Deaths and Serious Injuries on the City's Streets Using Data-Driven Approaches; Improving Fire Prevention with Artificial Intelligence; Making Street Services Technology Efficient; Crime Prediction; Improving Recycling by Integrating Public and Private Data in Real Time.
• Titolo autorizzato: Technology and the future of cities
• ISBN: 1-5361-0419-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910150312703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Urban development and infrastructure.