From Smart City to Smart Region Digital Services for an Internet of Places /

• Main Authors: Morandi, Corinna (Author), Rolando, Andrea (Author), Di Vita, Stefano (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Urban geography.; Electrical engineering.; Sustainable development.; Communications Engineering, Networks.; Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).; Sustainable Development.

This book offers a fascinating exploration of the relationship between information and communication technologies (ICTs) and spatial planning, expanding the concept of “urban smartness” from the usual scale of buildings or urban projects to the regional dimension. In particular, it presents the outc...