Urban Operating Systems: Producing the Computational City

by Andrés Luque-Ayala and Simon Marvin

A new wave of enthusiasm for smart cities, urban data, and the Internet of Things has created the impression that computation can solve almost any urban problem. Subjecting this claim to critical scrutiny, in this book, Andr s Luque-Ayala and Simon Marvin examine the cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts in which urban computational logics have emerged. They consider the rationalities and techniques that constitute emerging computational...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262539810
• ISBN13: 9780262539814
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"