The urban commons : how data and technology can rebuild our communities /

The future of smart cities has arrived, courtesy of citizens and their phones. To prove it, Dan 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 us...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: O'Brien, Daniel T., 1983- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Urban renewal > Massachusetts > Boston.
Municipal services > Massachusetts > Boston > Citizen participation.
Public spaces > Massachusetts > Boston > Management > Citizen participation.
Public spaces > Management > Technological innovations > Massachusetts > Boston.
Sustainable urban development > Massachusetts > Boston.
Rénovation urbaine > Massachusetts > Boston.
Services municipaux > Massachusetts > Boston > Participation des citoyens.
Espaces publics > Massachusetts > Boston > Gestion > Participation des citoyens.
Espaces publics > Gestion > Innovations > Massachusetts > Boston.
Urbanisme durable > Massachusetts > Boston.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > City Planning & Urban Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Park & Recreation Management.
Municipal services > Citizen participation.
Sustainable urban development.
Urban renewal.
Massachusetts > Boston.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. The field of urban informatics. 1. A data-driven approach to urban science and policy
  • 2. "Seeing" the city through "big data"
  • Part II. Maintenance of the urban commons. 3. Caring for one's territory
  • 4. Division of labor in the commons
  • Part III. Government in the age of civic tech. 5. Partnering with the public
  • 6. Experiments in coproduction
  • Part IV. Digital divides in urban informatics. 7. Extending 311 across Massachusetts
  • 8. Whither the community?
  • Conclusion: The future of the urban commons.

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