Urban Informatics

Author : Wenzhong Shi
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811589836
Total Pages : 941 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Urban Informatics written by Wenzhong Shi and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 941 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book is the first to systematically introduce the principles of urban informatics and its application to every aspect of the city that involves its functioning, control, management, and future planning. It introduces new models and tools being developed to understand and implement these technologies that enable cities to function more efficiently – to become ‘smart’ and ‘sustainable’. The smart city has quickly emerged as computers have become ever smaller to the point where they can be embedded into the very fabric of the city, as well as being central to new ways in which the population can communicate and act. When cities are wired in this way, they have the potential to become sentient and responsive, generating massive streams of ‘big’ data in real time as well as providing immense opportunities for extracting new forms of urban data through crowdsourcing. This book offers a comprehensive review of the methods that form the core of urban informatics from various kinds of urban remote sensing to new approaches to machine learning and statistical modelling. It provides a detailed technical introduction to the wide array of tools information scientists need to develop the key urban analytics that are fundamental to learning about the smart city, and it outlines ways in which these tools can be used to inform design and policy so that cities can become more efficient with a greater concern for environment and equity.

Author : S. C. M. Geertman
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030760596
Total Pages : 632 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Urban Informatics and Future Cities written by S. C. M. Geertman and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-07-15 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book forms a selection of chapters submitted for the CUPUM (Computational Urban Planning and Urban Management) conference, held in the second week of June 2021 at Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland. Chapters were selected from a double-blind review process by the conference's scientific committee. The chapters in the book cover developments and applications with big data and urban analytics, collaborative urban planning, applications of geodesign and innovations, and planning support science.

Author : Marcus Foth
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113493081X
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Street Computing written by Marcus Foth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book develops tools and techniques that will help urban residents gain access to urban computing. Metaphorically speaking, it is taking computing to the street by giving the general public – rather than just researchers and professionals – the power to leverage available city infrastructure and create solutions tailored to their individual needs. It brings together five articles that are based on presentations given at the Street Computing Workshop held on 24 November 2009 in Melbourne in conjunction with the Australian Computer-Human Interaction conference (OZCHI 2009). This volume focuses on applying urban informatics, urban and community sensing and open application programming interfaces (APIs) to the public space through the delivery of online services, on demand and in real time. It then offers a case study of how the city of Singapore has harnessed the potential of an online infrastructure so that residents and visitors can access services electronically. This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Urban Technology.

Author : Foth, Marcus
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1605661538
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Research on Urban Informatics: The Practice and Promise of the Real-Time City written by Foth, Marcus and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2008-12-31 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book exposes research accounts which seek to convey an appreciation for local differences, for the empowerment of people and for the human-centred design of urban technology"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Piyushimita (Vonu) Thakuriah
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319409026
Total Pages : 559 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seeing Cities Through Big Data written by Piyushimita (Vonu) Thakuriah and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-10-07 with total page 559 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces the latest thinking on the use of Big Data in the context of urban systems, including research and insights on human behavior, urban dynamics, resource use, sustainability and spatial disparities, where it promises improved planning, management and governance in the urban sectors (e.g., transportation, energy, smart cities, crime, housing, urban and regional economies, public health, public engagement, urban governance and political systems), as well as Big Data’s utility in decision-making, and development of indicators to monitor economic and social activity, and for urban sustainability, transparency, livability, social inclusion, place-making, accessibility and resilience.

Author : Kristene Unsworth
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317312619
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Urban Informatics written by Kristene Unsworth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information shapes urban spaces in ways that most people rarely stop to consider. From data-driven planning to grassroots activism to influencing the routes we walk, bike, and drive, new information technologies are helping city dwellers to leverage information in new ways. These technologies shape the uses and character of urban spaces. Information technologies and tools such as social media and GIS tracking applications are being used by individuals as they go about their daily lives, not as alternatives to social interaction, but as opportunities to participate in the shared experience of urban life. This edited volume focuses on the creative application and management of information technologies in urban environments, with an emphasis on the intersection between citizen participation in creating city environments and the policy-making that supports it. The chapters address critical issues including the digital divide, transportation planning, use of public spaces, community building, and local events. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Urban Technology.

Author : Daniel T. O'Brien
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000781305
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Urban Informatics written by Daniel T. O'Brien and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-12-08 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urban Informatics: Using Big Data to Understand and Serve Communities introduces the reader to the tools of data management, analysis, and manipulation using R statistical software. Designed for undergraduate and above level courses, this book is an ideal onramp for the study of urban informatics and how to translate novel data sets into new insights and practical tools. The book follows a unique pedagogical approach developed by the author to enable students to build skills by pursuing projects that inspire and motivate them. Each chapter has an Exploratory Data Assignment that prompts readers to practice their new skills on a data set of their choice. These assignments guide readers through the process of becoming familiar with the contents of a novel data set and communicating meaningful insights from the data to others. Key Features: The technical curriculum consists of both data management and analytics, including both as needed to become acquainted with and reveal the content of a new data set. Content that is contextualized in real-world applications relevant to community concerns. Unit-level assignments that educators might use as midterms or otherwise. These include Community Experience assignments that prompt students to evaluate the assumptions they have made about their data against real world information. All data sets are publicly available through the Boston Data Portal.

Author : Santi Phithakkitnukoon
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811967148
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Urban Informatics Using Mobile Network Data written by Santi Phithakkitnukoon and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-11-29 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the role of mobile network data in urban informatics, particularly how mobile network data is utilized in the mobility context, where approaches, models, and systems are developed for understanding travel behavior. The objectives of this book are thus to evaluate the extent to which mobile network data reflects travel behavior and to develop guidelines on how to best use such data to understand and model travel behavior. To achieve these objectives, the book attempts to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of this data source for urban informatics and its applicability to the development and implementation of travel behavior models through a series of the authors’ research studies. Traditionally, survey-based information is used as an input for travel demand models that predict future travel behavior and transportation needs. A survey-based approach is however costly and time-consuming, and hence its information can be dated and limited to a particular region. Mobile network data thus emerges as a promising alternative data source that is massive in both cross-sectional and longitudinal perspectives, and one that provides both broader geographic coverage of travelers and longer-term travel behavior observation. The two most common types of travel demand model that have played an essential role in managing and planning for transportation systems are four-step models and activity-based models. The book’s chapters are structured on the basis of these travel demand models in order to provide researchers and practitioners with an understanding of urban informatics and the important role that mobile network data plays in advancing the state of the art from the perspectives of travel behavior research.

Author : Tony H. Grubesic
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031541146
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book UAVs for Spatial Modelling and Urban Informatics written by Tony H. Grubesic and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Daniel T. O'Brien
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674975294
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Urban Commons written by Daniel T. O'Brien and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2018-12-03 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through voicemail, apps, websites, and Twitter, Boston’s sophisticated 311 system allows citizens to report potholes, broken streetlights, graffiti, and vandalism that affect everyone’s quality of life. Drawing on Boston’s rich data, Daniel T. O’Brien offers a model of what smart technology can do for cities seeking both growth and sustainability.