1st Edition

Smart Cities and Connected Intelligence Platforms, Ecosystems and Network Effects

By Nicos Komninos Copyright 2020
292 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

292 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

292 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Internet and World Wide Web platforms, big data analytics, software, social media and civic technologies allow for the creation of smart ecosystems in which connected intelligence emerges and disruptive social and eco-innovation flourishes. This book focuses on three grand challenges that matter for any territory, no matter where it is located: (i) smart growth, a path that more and more... Read more
1. Introduction Part I: Platforms, Smart Ecosystems and Connected Intelligence 2. Connected Intelligence and Great Challenges of the 21st Century 3. Smart Cities Are Cyber-Physical Systems of Innovation 4. Effectiveness of Smart City Solutions 5. Smart Ecosystems and Layers of Connected Intelligence Part II: Smart Growth: Externality Platforms and Disruptive Innovation 6. Smart Growth: Connecting Innovation and Digital Worlds 7. Externality Platforms, Disruptive Innovation and Smart Growth Part III: Safety and Security: Engagement Platforms and Social Innovation 8. Social Innovation in Smart Cities and Ecosystems 9. Cyber-Physical Spaces for Engagement, Social Innovation and Safe Cities Part IV: Sustainability: Awareness Platforms and Eco-Innovation 10. Environmental Sustainability Under the ‘Smart Everything’ Paradigm 11. Conclusion

Biography



Nicos Komninos is a professor emeritus at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, founder of the Urban and Regional Innovation Research (URENIO) and currently CEO of Intelspace Technologies, a company developing platforms and solutions for smart cities.