Happy City - How to Plan and Create the Best Livable Area for the People

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Brdulak, Anna (Editor), Brdulak, Halina (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: EcoProduction, Environmental Issues in Logistics and Manufacturing,
• Subjects: Environment.; Urban geography.; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Sustainable development.; Sociology, Urban.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.; Sustainable Development.; Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).; Urban Studies/Sociology.

This book presents multi-sector practical cases based on the author’s own research. It also includes the best practice, which could serve as a benchmark for the creation of smart cities. The global urbanisation index, i.e., the ratio of city dwellers to the total population, has been steadily increa...

Table of Contents:

• Part I Sustainable Urban Mobility:Sustainable Mobility in Smart Metropolis
• Fair access to city space – establishing principle
• Enterprise Architecture-based model of management for smart cities
• The impact of novel, innovative architectural information systems using balloon technology on public understanding of air quality in urban areas, with specific regard to transport-related decisions
• Part II Building social capital – citizen focus: Satisfaction benchmark for smart cities
• Role of public government units within the framework of the smart city concept
• Quality of Life and Gender Equality: some conclusions from a public opinion poll in Poland
• The analysis of quality of life – the case of Warsaw
• Aiming to a Future University – the case of the SGH campus redevelopment
• Part III Integrated Infrastructures and processes across Energy, ICT and Transport
• Integrated Infrastructures and processes across Energy, ICT and Transport
• Lessons from a Large Scale Demonstrator of the Smart and Sustainable City
• Mobility Oriented Development (MOD): Public-Private Partnership in Urban Parking & Traffic Management with the Use of Autonomous Automobiles, Car-sharing, Ridesharing Modes of Transport & Mobility as a Service (MaaS)
• Eco-innovations in sustainable waste management strategies for smart cities
• Part IV Policy and regulations: Smart city landscape protection – EU law perspective
• The legal aspects of intelligent cities
• City debugged. How to reform Polish cities so they thrive socially and facilitate sustainable growth?
• Exploring public attitudes towards urban access regulation schemes – case of Maribor.