{"product_id":"frankenstein-urbanism-eco-smart-and-autonomous-cities-artificial-intelligence-and-the-end-of-the-city-paperback","title":"Frankenstein Urbanism: Eco, Smart and Autonomous Cities, Artificial Intelligence and the End of the City - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFederico Cugurullo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book tells the story of visionary urban experiments, shedding light on the theories that preceded their development and on the monsters that followed and might be the end of our cities. The narrative is threefold and delves first into the \u003ci\u003eeco-city\u003c\/i\u003e, second the \u003ci\u003esmart city\u003c\/i\u003e and third the \u003ci\u003eautonomous\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cem\u003ecity\u003c\/em\u003e intended as a place where existing smart technologies are evolving into artificial intelligences that are taking the management of the city out of the hands of humans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book empirically explores Masdar City in Abu Dhabi and Hong Kong to provide a critical analysis of \u003ci\u003eeco\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003esmart\u003c\/i\u003e city experiments and their sustainability, and it draws on numerous real-life examples to illustrate the rise of urban artificial intelligences across different geographical spaces and scales. Theoretically, the book traverses philosophy, urban studies and planning theory to explain the passage from eco and smart cities to the autonomous city, and to reflect on the meaning and purpose of cities in a time when human and non-biological intelligences are irreversibly colliding in the built environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIconoclastic and prophetic, \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein Urbanism\u003c\/i\u003e is both an examination of the evolution of urban experimentation through the lens of Mary Shelley's \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e, and a warning about an urbanism whose product resembles Frankenstein's monster: a fragmented entity which escapes human control and human understanding. Academics, students and practitioners will find in this book the knowledge that is necessary to comprehend and engage with the many urban experiments that are now alive, ready to leave the laboratory and enter our cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFederico Cugurullo\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor in Smart and Sustainable Urbanism at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 214\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52759869686067,"sku":"9781138101784","price":96.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/SFhtSFRkT1QwNmZXbmROcGd1Mnh0UT09.webp?v=1764471750","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/frankenstein-urbanism-eco-smart-and-autonomous-cities-artificial-intelligence-and-the-end-of-the-city-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}