The Urban Commons: How Data and Technology Can Rebuild Our Communities

by Dan O'Brien and Daniel T. O’Brien

Book Overview

The future of smart cities has arrived, courtesy of citizens and their phones. To prove it, Daniel T. O'Brien explains the transformative insights gleaned from years researching Boston's 311 reporting system, a sophisticated city management tool that has revolutionized how ordinary Bostonians use and maintain public spaces. Through its phone service, mobile app, website, and Twitter account, 311 catalogues complaints about potholes, broken street...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674975294
• ISBN13: 9780674975293
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.4"