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Future Cities: All That Matters

Author : Camilla Ween
Publisher : John Murray
ISBN 13 : 144419612X
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (441 download)

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Download or read book Future Cities: All That Matters written by Camilla Ween and published by John Murray. This book was released on 2014-06-27 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Future Cities: All that Matters Camilla Ween will outline the challenges of meeting the anticipated growth of world cities over the next few decades. By 2030 it is predicted that between 80-90 % of the world's population will be living in cities, in several countries this will be 100%; Singapore is already classified as having a 100% urban population. There will be many cities with populations of over 20 million. The infrastructure required to support these cities will be a massive challenge for city planners and governments. Never in the history of civilisation has the need to deliver so much been so urgent - and with dwindling world resources. Tackling the challenges will be further complicated by pressure to develop solutions that are sustainable and include climate change mitigation measures. Some advocate geo-engineering - the large-scale engineering and manipulation of the world's environment e.g. ocean fertilisation to remove CO2 from the atmosphere, as the answer to tackling climate change. Others see this as a doomsday scenario and believe the solution lies in behaviour adaptation, changing the way we live and making do with less. Despite the difficulties, the book will chart how some cities are already tackling the problems, policies that are emerging to meet these challenges and will highlight innovations that are currently being explored.

Future Cities

Author : Camilla Ween
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781785390265
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Future Cities written by Camilla Ween and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Future Cities: All that Matters, Camilla Ween outlines the challenges of meeting the anticipated growth of world cities over the next few decades.

Future City, the Hb

Author : GRIFFITHS
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789401478588
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (785 download)

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Download or read book Future City, the Hb written by GRIFFITHS and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-11 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * An insightful introduction to the most exciting ideas in urban building and development, highlighting 40 revolutionary projects that address crucial issues in design planning for cities of the future* Beautifully illustratedWhat might the city of the future look like and how might it meet the needs of future generations while limiting damage to our planet's fragile ecosystem? This book introduces pioneering architects, designers and planners whose visions for an alternative urban future address issues such as climate change, population density, infrastructure, transportation and digital culture. It includes over 40 radical projects grouped into five key categories: master planning and megacities, transportation and infrastructure, new habitats, green cities/ urban farming, and smart cities. Each category summarizes trends that will drive the development of future cities, with each project representing a unique approach to urban development in the 21st century and beyond.

A History of Future Cities

Author : Daniel Brook
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393078124
Total Pages : 481 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book A History of Future Cities written by Daniel Brook and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2013-02-12 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pioneering exploration of four cities where East meets West and past becomes future: St. Petersburg, Shanghai, Mumbai, and Dubai.

Inventing Future Cities

Author : Michael Batty
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262349906
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book Inventing Future Cities written by Michael Batty and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2018-12-11 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How we can invent—but not predict—the future of cities. We cannot predict future cities, but we can invent them. Cities are largely unpredictable because they are complex systems that are more like organisms than machines. Neither the laws of economics nor the laws of mechanics apply; cities are the product of countless individual and collective decisions that do not conform to any grand plan. They are the product of our inventions; they evolve. In Inventing Future Cities, Michael Batty explores what we need to understand about cities in order to invent their future. Batty outlines certain themes—principles—that apply to all cities. He investigates not the invention of artifacts but inventive processes. Today form is becoming ever more divorced from function; information networks now shape the traditional functions of cities as places of exchange and innovation. By the end of this century, most of the world's population will live in cities, large or small, sometimes contiguous, and always connected; in an urbanized world, it will be increasingly difficult to define a city by its physical boundaries. Batty discusses the coming great transition from a world with few cities to a world of all cities; argues that future cities will be defined as clusters in a hierarchy; describes the future “high-frequency,” real-time streaming city; considers urban sprawl and urban renewal; and maps the waves of technological change, which grow ever more intense and lead to continuous innovation—an unending process of creative destruction out of which future cities will emerge.

All That Matters

Author : Ross Fraser
Publisher : John Murray
ISBN 13 : 1473617308
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (736 download)

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Download or read book All That Matters written by Ross Fraser and published by John Murray. This book was released on 2015-02-23 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get to the heart of the most talked about topics of our time. All That Matters runs the gamut of the most exciting, interesting and topical subjects of today. To provide a flavour of the All That Matters series, this exclsuive sampler provides the opening chapters from nine notable books including the following: God by Mark Vernon Love by Mark Vernon Water by Paul L. Younger Space Exploration by David Ashford Modern China by Jonanthan Clements Shakespeare's Comedies by Michael Scott Cyber Crime and Warfare by Peter Warren and Michel Streeter Philosophy by Julian Baggini Future Cities by Camilla Ween All That Matters books are written by the world's leading experts, introducing to the quick-minded and curious reader the most important topics and hottest areas of debate on the subjects that really matter.

Future Cities

Author : Stefano L. Tresca
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780993109584
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book Future Cities written by Stefano L. Tresca and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tech and investment trends in smart cities, drones, 3D printing, artificial intelligence, driverless cars, Internet of Things and other innovations that used to be sci-fi just a few years ago. Your Neighborhood Will Never Be the Same By 2030 nearly 70% of the world's population will be residents of a city. That means 3 billion more people will be living in cities in the next 30 years. Our generation is destined to witness an incredible number of new cities and new buildings built to host our new neighbors. Once these cities are built, they won't be built again. And they won't be changed easily either. I've traveled to 23 countries in person and even more than that digitally through my email and Skype. I don't have all the answers - nobody does - but I've collected many tools along the road. These tools may help me and you to understand trends of what's happening, and give us a competitive advantage in this ever-changing world. Enjoy the interviews. I'll be here waiting for your feedback. If you don't agree, I welcome any challenge. This isn't a one-way conversation, after all. This is a global game. - STEFANO L. TRESCA Table of Contents - Welcome - Would You Like to Share Your Story? - How To Get 12 Free Chapters - The Secret Life of an Uber Driver - Guo Bai - Simon Menashy (MMC Ventures) - The Future Is a Megacity - Minerva Tantoco (New York City CTO) - Milos Milisavljevic (Strawberry Energy) - One Drone in Every Home - Thomas Davies (Seedrs) - Adeo Ressi (Founder Institute) - 3D Printing. Bones, Clothes and the Third Industrial Revolution - Hon. Jerry MacArthur Hultin - Kyrill Zlobenko (Ecozy) - Sex and Robots: Do Humans Dream of Electric Mates? - Rohit Talwar (Fast Future Research) - Tom Samodol (PayProp) - What Is a Smart City? - Jimmy Garcia-Meza - Simone Tarantino (Inspect Manager) - When the Police Invented the Radio (A Short History of the Mobile Network) - Eric van der Kleij (Level39 / Cognicity) - Domenico Colucci (Nextome) - Robots and Jobs - Nicolas Steiner - Patrick Morselli (WeWork) - Where Can I Buy My Knight Rider? Insights on Driverless Cars - Goncalo Agra Amorin (BGI / MIT Portugal) - James Swanston (Voyage Control) - How Millennials Are Going to Reshape the Cities - Nic Shulman (Block Dox) - Michel Willems (BimBimBikes) - Present and Future of the Internet of Things - Laurence Kemball-Cook (Pavegen) - Fabien Girerd (Jooxter) - A Tale of Two Cities: From the Car Economy to the Internet of Everything - Calum Chace - Jarkko Hamalainen (Intelle Innovations) - A New Kind of Money Is Reshaping the Cities - Bill Clee & Peter Jaco (Asset Mapping) - Joao Marques Fernandes (CityKeys) - Crowdfunding in Future Cities - Crowdfunding in Future Cities Part 2 (Kickstarter Analysis) - Alex Siljanovski (Basestone) - Freddie Talberg (Pie Mapping) - Star Trek Was Wrong (and It's Not a Matter of Technology) - Hamish Watson (Polysolar) - Miguel Rodrigues (Cities2020 Brazil) - Songdo, the Story of an Artificial Creature - Paul Sheedy (Reward Technology) - Justin Lyon (Simudyne) - Future Cities Events and Conferences - Alberto Brogi (VisLab) - Karim Fahssis (ZephyTools) - Top Twitter Accounts in Future Cities - Future Cities Accelerators and Institutions - Pietro Martani (Copernico) - Sandra Sassow (SEaB) - Horseshoe Nails

Future Cities

Author : Paul Dobraszczyk
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1789141044
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book Future Cities written by Paul Dobraszczyk and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2019-02-11 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though reaching ever further toward the skies, today’s cities are overshadowed by multiple threats: climate change, overpopulation, social division, and urban warfare all endanger our metropolitan way of life. The fundamental tool we use to make sense of these uncertain city futures is the imagination. Architects, artists, filmmakers, and fiction writers have long been inspired to imagine cities of the future, but their speculative visions tend to be seen very differently from scientific predictions: flights of fancy on the one hand versus practical reasoning on the other. In a digital age when the real and the fantastic coexist as near equals, it is especially important to know how these two forces are entangled, and how together they may help us best conceive of cities yet to come. Exploring a breathtaking range of imagined cities—submerged, floating, flying, vertical, underground, ruined, and salvaged—Future Cities teases out the links between speculation and reality, arguing that there is no clear separation between the two. In the Netherlands, prototype floating cities are already being built; Dubai’s recent skyscrapers resemble those of science-fiction cities of the past; while makeshift settlements built by the urban poor in the developing world are already like the dystopian cities of cyberpunk. Bringing together architecture, fiction, film, and visual art, Paul Dobraszczyk reconnects the imaginary city with the real, proposing a future for humanity that is firmly grounded in the present and in the diverse creative practices already at our fingertips.

The Past and Future City

Author : Stephanie Meeks
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 161091709X
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book The Past and Future City written by Stephanie Meeks and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At its most basic, historic preservation is about keeping old places alive, in active use, and relevant to the needs of communities today. As cities across America experience a remarkable renaissance, and more and more young, diverse families choose to live, work, and play in historic neighborhoods, the promise and potential of using our older and historic buildings to revitalize our cities is stronger than ever. This urban resurgence is a national phenomenon, boosting cities from Cleveland to Buffalo and Portland to Pittsburgh. Experts offer a range of theories on what is driving the return to the city—from the impact of the recent housing crisis to a desire to be socially engaged, live near work, and reduce automobile use. But there’s also more to it. Time and again, when asked why they moved to the city, people talk about the desire to live somewhere distinctive, to be some place rather than no place. Often these distinguishing urban landmarks are exciting neighborhoods—Miami boasts its Art Deco district, New Orleans the French Quarter. Sometimes, as in the case of Baltimore’s historic rowhouses, the most distinguishing feature is the urban fabric itself. While many aspects of this urban resurgence are a cause for celebration, the changes have also brought to the forefront issues of access, affordable housing, inequality, sustainability, and how we should commemorate difficult history. This book speaks directly to all of these issues. In The Past and Future City, Stephanie Meeks, the president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, describes in detail, and with unique empirical research, the many ways that saving and restoring historic fabric can help a city create thriving neighborhoods, good jobs, and a vibrant economy. She explains the critical importance of preservation for all our communities, the ways the historic preservation field has evolved to embrace the challenges of the twenty-first century, and the innovative work being done in the preservation space now. This book is for anyone who cares about cities, places, and saving America’s diverse stories, in a way that will bring us together and help us better understand our past, present, and future.

The Smart Enough City

Author : Ben Green
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262039672
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book The Smart Enough City written by Ben Green and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2019-04-07 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why technology is not an end in itself, and how cities can be “smart enough,” using technology to promote democracy and equity. Smart cities, where technology is used to solve every problem, are hailed as futuristic urban utopias. We are promised that apps, algorithms, and artificial intelligence will relieve congestion, restore democracy, prevent crime, and improve public services. In The Smart Enough City, Ben Green warns against seeing the city only through the lens of technology; taking an exclusively technical view of urban life will lead to cities that appear smart but under the surface are rife with injustice and inequality. He proposes instead that cities strive to be “smart enough”: to embrace technology as a powerful tool when used in conjunction with other forms of social change—but not to value technology as an end in itself. In a technology-centric smart city, self-driving cars have the run of downtown and force out pedestrians, civic engagement is limited to requesting services through an app, police use algorithms to justify and perpetuate racist practices, and governments and private companies surveil public space to control behavior. Green describes smart city efforts gone wrong but also smart enough alternatives, attainable with the help of technology but not reducible to technology: a livable city, a democratic city, a just city, a responsible city, and an innovative city. By recognizing the complexity of urban life rather than merely seeing the city as something to optimize, these Smart Enough Cities successfully incorporate technology into a holistic vision of justice and equity.

'City of the Future'

Author : Mateusz Laszczkowski
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 1785332570
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (853 download)

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Download or read book 'City of the Future' written by Mateusz Laszczkowski and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Astana, the capital city of the post-Soviet Kazakhstan, has often been admired for the design and planning of its futuristic cityscape. This anthropological study of the development of the city focuses on every-day practices, official ideologies and representations alongside the memories and dreams of the city’s longstanding residents and recent migrants. Critically examining a range of approaches to place and space in anthropology, geography and other disciplines, the book argues for an understanding of space as inextricably material-and-imaginary, and unceasingly dynamic – allowing for a plurality of incompatible pasts and futures materialized in spatial form.

Smart Cities For Dummies

Author : Jonathan Reichental
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 111967994X
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (196 download)

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Download or read book Smart Cities For Dummies written by Jonathan Reichental and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-07-15 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Become empowered to build and maintain smarter cities At its core, a smart city is a collection of technological responses to the growing demands, challenges, and complexities of improving the quality of life for billions of people now living in urban centers across the world. The movement to create smarter cities is still in its infancy, but ambitious and creative projects in all types of cities—big and small—around the globe are beginning to make a big difference. New ideas, powered by technology, are positively changing how we move humans and products from one place to another; create and distribute energy; manage waste; combat the climate crisis; build more energy efficient buildings; and improve basic city services through digitalization and the smart use of data. Inside this book you’ll find out: What it really means to create smarter cities How our urban environments are being transformed Big ideas for improving the quality of life for communities Guidance on how to create a smart city strategy The essential role of data in building better cities The major new technologies ready to make a difference in every community Smart Cities For Dummies will give you the knowledge to understand this important topic in depth and be ready to be an agent of change in your community.

Smart Cities: Big Data, Civic Hackers, and the Quest for a New Utopia

Author : Anthony M. Townsend
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 039324153X
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book Smart Cities: Big Data, Civic Hackers, and the Quest for a New Utopia written by Anthony M. Townsend and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2013-10-07 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unflinching look at the aspiring city-builders of our smart, mobile, connected future. From Beijing to Boston, cities are deploying smart technology—sensors embedded in streets and subways, Wi-Fi broadcast airports and green spaces—to address the basic challenges faced by massive, interconnected metropolitan centers. In Smart Cities, Anthony M. Townsend documents this emerging futuristic landscape while considering the motivations, aspirations, and shortcomings of the key actors—entrepreneurs, mayors, philanthropists, and software developers—at work in shaping the new urban frontier.

Influencers and Revolutionaries

Author : Sean Pillot de Chenecey
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0749498692
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (494 download)

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Download or read book Influencers and Revolutionaries written by Sean Pillot de Chenecey and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2020-02-03 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SHORTLISTED: Business Book Awards 2021 - Change & Sustainability The environmental crisis, disruptive technologies, unforeseen competitors and unpredictable consumers are deeply challenging issues keeping business leaders awake at night. Influencers & Revolutionaries describes the emerging movements and future niches of growth that will impact international markets and industries; including the homes, workplaces and cities of tomorrow. People are looking for alternatives and demanding a better way of doing business. Their demands mean that ethical, flexible, sustainable, collaborative and radical business strategies are required. Influencers & Revolutionaries charts inspiring innovation models created by visionary business leaders and brand teams. Illuminating the dynamic global trends shaping businesses across industries, Sean Pillot de Chenecey highlights the transformation of product, service and strategic development, as we move to a circular and more ethical economy. Featuring a new innovation manifesto, this book is a guidebook covering important topics including: - Trend research, forecasting and scenario planning - Classic innovation theory vs current leading-edge thinking - New consumption patterns and fragmented niches of growth - Dynamic cross-category innovation from legacy brands and start-ups - Challenging convention via catalytic leadership and next-generation practises - How agile organizations leverage cultural and social trends to anticipate change - Utilizing business innovation to tackle social, cultural and environmental problems Strategists, marketers and developers need a playbook that informs and explains how they can create the next big thing. This book is for them.

101 Rules of Thumb for Sustainable Buildings and Cities

Author : Huw Heywood
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000708055
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book 101 Rules of Thumb for Sustainable Buildings and Cities written by Huw Heywood and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People across the world are becoming more aware of the need for the buildings and cities they live and work in to be sustainable, but the issue of how to be sustainable can seem a confusing and complex one. These rules of thumb provide universal guidelines for the sustainable design of both buildings and the urban realm. It’s a global primer and textbook for anyone interested in understanding sustainability in the built environment, an ideal starting point for students as well as an aide memoir for more experienced readers and practitioners interested in this field.

Future Forms and Design For Sustainable Cities

Author : Mike Jenks
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113640144X
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (364 download)

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Download or read book Future Forms and Design For Sustainable Cities written by Mike Jenks and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-08-11 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concentrating on the planning and design of cities, the three sections take a logical route through the discussion from the broad considerations at regional and city scale, to the larger city at high and lower densities through to design considerations on the smaller block scale. Key design issues such as access to facilities, access for sunlight, life cycle analyses, and the impact of communications on urban design are tackled, and in conclusion, the research is compared to large scale design examples that have been proposed and/or implemented over the past decade to give a vision for the future that might be achievable.

Designing Future Cities for Wellbeing

Author : Christopher T. Boyko
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429894465
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)

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Download or read book Designing Future Cities for Wellbeing written by Christopher T. Boyko and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-09-17 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designing Future Cities for Wellbeing draws on original research that brings together dimensions of cities we know have a bearing on our health and wellbeing – including transportation, housing, energy, and foodways – and illustrates the role of design in delivering cities in the future that can enhance our health and wellbeing. It aims to demonstrate that cities are a complex interplay of these various dimensions that both shape and are shaped by existing and emerging city structures, governance, design, and planning. Explaining how to consider these interconnecting dimensions in the way in which professionals and citizens think about and design the city for future generations’ health and wellbeing, therefore, is key. The chapters draw on UK case and research examples and make comparison to international cities and examples. This book will be of great interest to researchers and students in planning, public policy, public health, and design.