This book addresses the key challenges of balancing economic growth, poverty alleviation, and environmental protection in the development of major physical infrastructure, ranging from transport to energy

Marketing und Marke im Sog der Digitalisierung -- Wie der Cyber-Urbanismus unsere Städte verändert -- Die Marke in der vernetzten Stadt -- Marken und vernetzte Körper -- Marken und vernetzte Objekte -- Marken und vernetzte Räume -- Marken und vernetzte Metropolen.

Introduction -- Smart City Trends and Developments -- EU-China Policy Framework -- Assessment Framework for Pilot Cities -- Synopsis of EU-China Pilot Smart Cities -- Analysis of EU and China Pilot Cities -- Emerging Trends and Open Challenges -- Recommendations -- Next Steps.

This book sheds new light on the current and future challenges faced by cities, and presents approaches, options and solutions enabled by Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the smart city context. By focusing on sustainability objectives within a rapidly changing social,...

In a series of essays, this book describes and analyzes the concept and theory of the recent smart city phenomenon from a global perspective, with a focus on its implementation around the world. After defining the concept it then elaborates on the role of Information and Communication Technology...

Foreword -- Preface (by a well-known author on e-government) -- List of contributors -- List of reviewers -- Contents (Index) -- Introduction -- Part I. Theoretical Foundations of Smart Cities. Literature Review -- Part II. Dimensions of Smart Cities under the Governmental Context -- Part III....

Introduction -- Smart and Digital City: A Systematic Literature Review -- Comparing Smart and Digital City: Project and Strategies in Amsterdam and Genova. Are they Digital and/or Smart? -- Smart, Smarter, Smartest: Redefining our Cities -- Recommendations to Improve the Smartness of a City --...

This book combines the analytic principles of digital business and data science with business practice and big data. The interdisciplinary, contributed volume provides an interface between the main disciplines of engineering and technology and business administration. Written for managers,...

This book brings together multi-disciplinary research and practical evidence about the role and exploitation of big data in driving and supporting innovation in tourism. It also provides a consolidated framework and roadmap summarising the major issues that both researchers and practitioners...

Firms are collecting and analyzing customer data at an ever increasing rate in response to evidence that data analytics (precision targeting, improved selling) generates a positive return. Yet efforts often ignore customers’ privacy concerns and feelings of vulnerability with long-term effects...