Urbanization and Ubiquity – Anthony Townsend
– In his book, Townsend states “…in the mid-1990’s, tech pundit George gilder wrote off cities as ‘leftover baggage from the industrial era.’” (Page6) It led me to question if these technologies could also be brought to rural areas.
– Townsend states “If we don’t think critically now about the technology we put in place for the next century of cities, we can only look forward to all the unpleasant surprises they hold in store for us.” (Page 14) What could be a possible unpleasant surprise?
What Is a City that what is Would Be ‘Smart’? – Usman Haque / On the Smart City; Or, a ‘Manifesto’ for smart citizens instead – Dan Hill
– Both Haque and Hill refer to proclaimed benefits of the Internet and the need for smart cities to cars and the need for more roadways and highways in the 1930’s. Is enabling the smart citizen a better route to take towards developing the smart city (bottom-up) rather than using the initial focus on the smart city?