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Sharing cities : a case for truly smart and sustainable cities / Duncan McLaren and Julian Agyeman.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, (c)2015.Description: 1 online resource (x, 445 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780262329705
  • 9780262329712
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • HT361 .S537 2015
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
Case study: Seoul. Sharing production : the city as collective commons -- Case study: Copenhagen. Sharing politics : the city as public realm -- Case study: Medellín. Sharing society : reclaiming the city -- Case study: Amsterdam. The sharing city : understanding and acting on the sharing paradigm -- Case study: Bengaluru. Synthesis.
Summary: The work makes a case for understanding cities as shared spaces and venues for collaboration; and proposes policies and practices to share cities fairly. It argues that with modern technologies the intersection of urban space and cyberspace provides an unrivalled platform for more just, inclusive and environmentally efficient economies and societies rooted in a sharing culture.
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Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE Non-fiction HT361 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Link to resource Available ocn931877997

Includes bibliographies and index.

Case study: San Francisco. Sharing consumption : the city as platform -- Case study: Seoul. Sharing production : the city as collective commons -- Case study: Copenhagen. Sharing politics : the city as public realm -- Case study: Medellín. Sharing society : reclaiming the city -- Case study: Amsterdam. The sharing city : understanding and acting on the sharing paradigm -- Case study: Bengaluru. Synthesis.

The work makes a case for understanding cities as shared spaces and venues for collaboration; and proposes policies and practices to share cities fairly. It argues that with modern technologies the intersection of urban space and cyberspace provides an unrivalled platform for more just, inclusive and environmentally efficient economies and societies rooted in a sharing culture.

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