Intro -- Contents -- Series Foreword -- Introduction -- 1: An Introduction to Smart Cities -- What Are Smart Cities? -- Why Build Smart Cities? -- Efficient Service Delivery and Optimized Infrastructures -- Awareness and Responsiveness -- Smart Growth and Sustainability -- Economic Development and Job Growth in New Economies -- Civic Engagement and Participatory Government -- Conclusion -- 2: Models for Smart City Development -- "Smart from the Start" Cities -- Retrofitted Smart City -- Social Cities -- Business and Funding Models -- Conclusion -- 3: Smart City Technologies -- Smart City Technologies -- Open Data and Real-Time Data -- Intelligent Systems and Responsive Environments -- Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence -- Dashboards and Digital Signage -- Autonomous Vehicles and Transit Systems -- Critiques of Smart Technologies -- Conclusion -- 4: Citizen Input and Engagement -- Citizen Engagement in Smart Cities -- Smart City Planners' Perspectives on Citizen Engagement -- Smart Citizens and Alternative Perspectives -- Open Data beyond "Hackathons" -- Repurposing Technologies and Data Collection -- Conclusion -- 5: Future Directions for Smart Cities -- Democratizing Connected Cities -- Re-Placeing the Smart City -- Suggestions and Future Directions -- Glossary -- Notes -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Additional Resources -- Smart Cities -- Related Work -- Resources -- Index.

Key concepts, definitions, examples, and historical contexts for understanding smart cities, along with discussions of both drawbacks and benefits of this approach to urban problems.

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