Governing Smart Cities as Knowledge Commons (Hardcover)

Brett M. Frischmann

ISBN 10: 1108837174 / ISBN 13: 9781108837170

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2023

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Hardcover. The rise of 'smart' or technologically advanced cities has been well documented, while governance of such technology has remained unresolved. Integrating surveillance, AI, automation, and smart tech within basic infrastructure as well as public and private services and spaces raises a complex set of ethical, economic, political, social, and technological questions. The Governing Knowledge Commons (GKC) framework provides a descriptive lens through which to structure case studies examining smart tech deployment and commons governance in different cities. This volume deepens our understanding of community governance institutions, the social dilemmas communities face, and the dynamic relationships between data, technology, and human lives. For students, professors, and practitioners of law and policy dealing with a wide variety of planning, design, and regulatory issues relating to cities, these case studies illustrate options to develop best practice. Available through Open Access, the volume provides detailed guidance for communities deploying smart tech. Smart technologies are increasingly implemented in urban spaces, often without adequate governance; this volume develops a knowledge commons approach to help guide the adoption of smart cities, and analyzes governance successes and failures, based on a number of case studies across urban and public spaces. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Governing Smart Cities as Knowledge Commons (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108837174
• ISBN 13: 9781108837170
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The rise of 'smart' – or technologically advanced – cities has been well documented, while governance of such technology has remained unresolved. Integrating surveillance, AI, automation, and smart tech within basic infrastructure as well as public and private services and spaces raises a complex set of ethical, economic, political, social, and technological questions. The Governing Knowledge Commons (GKC) framework provides a descriptive lens through which to structure case studies examining smart tech deployment and commons governance in different cities. This volume deepens our understanding of community governance institutions, the social dilemmas communities face, and the dynamic relationships between data, technology, and human lives. For students, professors, and practitioners of law and policy dealing with a wide variety of planning, design, and regulatory issues relating to cities, these case studies illustrate options to develop best practice. Available through Open Access, the volume provides detailed guidance for communities deploying smart tech.

About the Authors

Brett M. Frischmann is Charles Widger Endowed University Professor in Law, Business and Economics at Villanova University.

Michael J. Madison is a Senior Scholar with the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security, and Faculty Director of the Future Law Project and a John E. Murray Faculty Scholar at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Madelyn Rose Sanfilippo is an Assistant Professor in the School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.