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Author McLaren, Duncan, 1965- author.

Title Sharing cities : a case for truly smart and sustainable cities / Duncan McLaren and Julian Agyeman.

Publication Info. Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2015]
©2015

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Description 1 online resource (x, 445 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Urban and industrial environments
Urban and industrial environments.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Case study: San Francisco. Sharing consumption : the city as platform -- Case study: Seoul. Sharing production : the city as collective commons -- Case study: Copenhagen. Sharing politics : the city as public realm -- Case study: Medellín. Sharing society : reclaiming the city -- Case study: Amsterdam. The sharing city : understanding and acting on the sharing paradigm -- Case study: Bengaluru. Synthesis.
Summary The work makes a case for understanding cities as shared spaces and venues for collaboration; and proposes policies and practices to share cities fairly. It argues that with modern technologies the intersection of urban space and cyberspace provides an unrivalled platform for more just, inclusive and environmentally efficient economies and societies rooted in a sharing culture.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Urbanization.
Urbanization.
Sharing -- Social aspects.
Sharing.
Social aspects.
Municipal government.
Municipal government.
Urban economics.
Urban economics.
Sustainable urban development.
Sustainable urban development.
Technological innovations.
Technological innovations.
Indexed Term ENVIRONMENT/General
URBANISM/General
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Agyeman, Julian, author.
Other Form: Print version: McLaren, Duncan, 1965- Sharing cities 9780262029728 (DLC) 2015037605 (OCoLC)907512504
ISBN 9780262329705 (electronic book)
0262329700 (electronic book)
9780262329712 (electronic book)
0262329719 (electronic book)
9780262029728 (hardcover)