TY - JOUR
T1 - The smart city as a library
AU - Simeone, Michael
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 by Johns Hopkins University Press.
PY - 2020/4
Y1 - 2020/4
N2 - Governments around the world propose to improve urban life by creating smart cities filled with sensors and other digital technologies that would collect large amounts of data about citizens and their activities. Ideally, smart cities would use the information they gather to enhance the urban environment and improve the quality of life of their people. But concerns about privacy, questions of ownership, and other issues have made smart city technology controversial. This article suggests that, when considering the future of smart cities, we should look to libraries for inspiration.
AB - Governments around the world propose to improve urban life by creating smart cities filled with sensors and other digital technologies that would collect large amounts of data about citizens and their activities. Ideally, smart cities would use the information they gather to enhance the urban environment and improve the quality of life of their people. But concerns about privacy, questions of ownership, and other issues have made smart city technology controversial. This article suggests that, when considering the future of smart cities, we should look to libraries for inspiration.
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U2 - 10.1353/pla.2020.0011
DO - 10.1353/pla.2020.0011
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85084373536
SN - 1531-2542
VL - 20
SP - 233
EP - 236
JO - Portal
JF - Portal
IS - 2
ER -