Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm
Moving Beyond the Smart Cities Discourse
Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm
Reihe: Contributions to Regional Science
ISBN: 978-3-032-42931-5
Verlag: Springer
This book explores a novel framework for understanding and developing urban and regional environments beyond the traditional Smart Cities discourse. This book reframes cities not merely as technological platforms but as adaptive, self-learning, human-centered cognitive systems. Integrating cutting-edge insights from cognitive science, artificial intelligence, regional economics, and participatory governance, this book presents a vision of urban environments that actively sense, learn, and respond to emerging challenges.
Moving beyond the technological determinism of Smart City initiatives, this book proposes a holistic, interdisciplinary model emphasizing human–AI symbiosis and dynamic governance structures. Vaz critically addresses issues of social equity, sustainability, and resilience, demonstrating how cities can transition from passive adopters of technology to proactive agents shaping their socio-economic futures.
Drawing on empirical cases and theoretical insights, the book examines how cognitive frameworks enable responsive governance, ethical technology deployment, and inclusive urban development. Chapters highlight practical approaches, potential pilot projects, and robust strategies for policymakers, scholars, urban planners, and technology innovators.
This book ultimately aims to inspire a paradigm shift in urban planning and regional governance, offering practical pathways for cultivating cities that thrive in harmony with technological advancements, human values, and environmental sustainability in times of profound anthropogenic change.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Künstliche Intelligenz
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landespolitik
- Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie Wirtschaftsgeographie
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Regional- und Städtische Wirtschaft
Weitere Infos & Material
Chapter 1. From Smart Cities to Cognitive Cities and Regions.- Chapter 2. Toward a Unified Theoretical Framework for Spatial Intelligence and Adaptive Urbanism.- Chapter 3. Theoretical Underpinnings of Cognition in Urban Environments.- Chapter 4. The Spatial Architecture of Cognitive Cities.- Chapter 5. The Geography of Artificial Cognition: Federal AI Procurement and Its Decoupling from the Regional Innovation System.- Chapter 6. Accountability Deficits in Federal AI Procurement: Contract Language, Spatial Concentration, and the 2022 AI Bill of Rights.- Chapter 7. The Regional Cognitive Index.- Chapter 8. Cognitive Geographies Compared: The United States, the European Union, and Two Regulatory Architectures.- Chapter 9. From Overtourism to Endogenous Development in Portugal's Coastal Regions.- Chapter 10. Digital Connectivity and the Geography of Knowledge in India.- Chapter 11. Human–AI Symbiosis and Participatory Governance in Cognitive Cities.- Chapter 12. Climate Resilience and Sustainability in the Cognitive City.- Chapter 13. Synthesis and a Roadmap for Cognitive Cities and Regions.- Chapter 14. Conclusion.
