E-Democracy for Smart Cities
Published on 24. May 2017
Book
Hardback
XXIV, 551 pages
978-981-10-4034-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book highlights the rightful role of citizens as per the constitution of the country for participation in Governance of a smart city using electronic means such as high speed fiber optic networks, the internet, and mobile computing as well as Internet of Things that have the ability to transform the dominant role of citizens and technology in smart cities. These technologies can transform the way in which business is conducted, the interaction of interface with citizens and academic institutions, and improve interactions between business, industry, and city government.
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Series
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Language
English
Place of publication
Singapore
Singapore
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
18 s/w Abbildungen, 158 farbige Abbildungen
XXIV, 551 p. 176 illus., 158 illus. in color.
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 37 mm
Weight
1021 gr
ISBN-13
978-981-10-4034-4 (9789811040344)
DOI
10.1007/978-981-10-4035-1
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Person
Professor T.M. Vinod Kumar has 45 years of professional experience and is specialized in Urban and Regional Planning, Urban and Regional Infrastructure, Urban Environmental Management, Application of GIS in Urban Planning, Models in Planning, Urban Design and Smart Cities. He has vast consultancy experience all over India on urban and rural development, infrastructure, tourism, health care and in Malaysia on new town planning and development, city centre and housing planning and structure planning. He has worked in Bhutan, China, Pakistan, Nepal and India for the Energy for Mountain Development Program of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development as Regional Program Coordinator. Academically he has worked in the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi as Professor, Head of Department Urban Planning, Head of Centre for Analysis and Systems Studies, Head Centre for Urban Studies and finally Dean of Studies of School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. He also worked as Planner-Engineer with the Ford Foundation, India. He was visiting Professor at Bandung Institute of Technology Indonesia, and now at the National Institute of Technology, Calicut. He is author of many books and journal articles and Project Manager for many consulting projects in India and abroad. He have edited the following books recently "Geographic Information System for Smart Cities (Copal:2014), E-Governance for Smart Cities (Springer:2015) and Smart Economy in Smart Cities: (Springer:2016)".
Content
State-of-the-art survey of E-Democracy.- E-Democracy state-of-the-art studies of many cities (from around the world where all sectoral activities in e- democracy will be discussed).- E-Democracy Domains Studies (for example, E-community policing from Iran).- E-Democracy Tools and Issues (for example, e-planning, e-voting, e-policy making, e-budgeting, etc.).- Conclusions.