Advancing a Design Approach to Enriching Public Mobility
Advancing a Design Approach to Enriching Public Mobility

Author: Selby Coxon

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-03-17

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 3030647226

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This book examines research at the intersection of design and public mobility from both an academic and practice perspective. An eclectic collection of projects and topics not normally found in the mainstream literature on transportation, from implementing gender-sensitive design to examining how to reconceptualize future public interactions with mobility. The book brings together leading thinkers in design and mobility from around the world and from different modal perspectives sharing insights into how we navigate the emerging public mobility landscape. This collection is valuable for transport operators and practitioners seeking to better understand the impact design can have on public mobility and innovate in a rapidly changing operational environment.

The De Gruyter Handbook of Automated Futures
The De Gruyter Handbook of Automated Futures

Author: Vaike Fors

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2024-09-23

Total Pages: 476

ISBN-13: 3110792257

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How does automation affect us, our environment, and our imaginations? What actions should we take in response to automation? Beyond grand narratives and technology-driven visions of the future, what more can automation offer? With these questions in mind, The De Gruyter Handbook of Automated Futures provides a framework for thinking about and implementing automation differently. It consolidates automated futures as an inter- and transdisciplinary research field, embedding the imaginaries, interactions, and impacts of automation technology within their social, historical, societal, cultural, and political contexts. Promoting a critical yet constructive and engaging agenda, the handbook invites readers to collaborate with rather than resist automation agendas. It does so by pushing the agenda for social science, humanities and design beyond merely assessing and evaluating existing technologies. Instead, the handbook demonstrates how the humanities and social sciences are essential to the design and governance of sustainable sociotechnical systems. Methodologically, the handbook is underpinned by a pedagogical approach to staging co-learning and co-creation of automated futures with, rather than simply for, people. In this way, the handbook encourages readers to explore new and alternative modes of research, fostering a deeper engagement with the evolving landscape of automation.

She City
She City

Author: Nicole Kalms

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2024-01-11

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 1350153109

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Rooted in feminist political thought, She City illuminates how gender shapes our urban spaces and city design. Through three sections: 'Resisting Sexist Cities', 'Designing Feminist Cities', and 'Prioritizing Safer Cities', Kalms examines barriers to women's public participation and focuses on the practical strategies, policies and actions to overcome them. Addressing significant themes such as violence against women and gender-sensitive design, She City not only provides direction for practitioners but also inspires confidence to pursue new paths towards women-centered urban environments. This book is an essential resource for architects, urban designers, planners and the plethora of built environment specialists committed to building cities that truly meet the diverse needs of women and girls.

Research Handbook on Design Thinking
Research Handbook on Design Thinking

Author: Karla Straker

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2023-03-02

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 1802203133

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This Research Handbook includes carefully chosen contributions to provide a well-rounded perspective on design thinking. Encouraging debate and development for future research in design conceptualisation, this forward-thinking Handbook raises crucial questions about what design thinking is and what it could be

Enriching Urban Spaces with Ambient Computing, the Internet of Things, and Smart City Design
Enriching Urban Spaces with Ambient Computing, the Internet of Things, and Smart City Design

Author: Konomi, Shin'ichi

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2016-10-06

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 1522508287

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In recent years, the presence of ubiquitous computing has increasingly integrated into the lives of people in modern society. As these technologies become more pervasive, new opportunities open for making citizens’ environments more comfortable, convenient, and efficient. Enriching Urban Spaces with Ambient Computing, the Internet of Things, and Smart City Design is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly material on the interaction between people and computing systems in contemporary society, showcasing how ubiquitous computing influences and shapes urban environments. Highlighting the impacts of these emerging technologies from an interdisciplinary perspective, this book is ideally designed for professionals, researchers, academicians, and practitioners interested in the influential state of pervasive computing within urban contexts.

Innovations in Smart Cities Applications Volume 4
Innovations in Smart Cities Applications Volume 4

Author: Mohamed Ben Ahmed

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-02-12

Total Pages: 1530

ISBN-13: 3030668401

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This proceedings book is the fourth edition of a series of works which features emergent research trends and recent innovations related to smart city presented at the 5th International Conference on Smart City Applications SCA20 held in Safranbolu, Turkey. This book is composed of peer-reviewed chapters written by leading international scholars in the field of smart cities from around the world. This book covers all the smart city topics including Smart Citizenship, Smart Education, Smart Mobility, Smart Healthcare, Smart Mobility, Smart Security, Smart Earth Environment & Agriculture, Smart Economy, Smart Factory and Smart Recognition Systems. This book contains a special section intended for Covid-19 pandemic researches. This book edition is an invaluable resource for courses in computer science, electrical engineering and urban sciences for sustainable development.

Advancing Geographic Information Science: The Past and Next Twenty Years
Advancing Geographic Information Science: The Past and Next Twenty Years

Author: Harlan Onsrud

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2016-02-03

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0985244445

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This book is the result of invited and competitive submissions to a 2015 academic institute on Advancing Geographic Information Science: The Past and Next Twenty Years. A core goal of the institute was to review the research challenges of the past twenty years and discuss emerging challenges of the next twenty.