Cities and the Digital Revolution: Aligning Technology and Humanity

by Zaheer Allam

This book explores the emergence and development of data in cities. It exposes how Information Communication Technology (ICT) corporations seeking to capitalize on cities developing needs for urban technologies have contributed to many of the issues we are faced with today, including urbanization, centralization of wealth and climate change. Using several case studies, the book provides examples of the, in part, detrimental effects ICT driven 'Smart...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030297993
• ISBN13: 9783030297992
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"