Smarter New York City : : How City Agencies Innovate /

Smarter New York City : : How City Agencies Innovate / / ed. by André Corrêa d'Almeida.

Innovation is often presented as being in the exclusive domain of the private sector. Yet despite widespread perceptions of public-sector inefficiency, government agencies have much to teach us about how technological and social advances occur. Improving governance at the municipal level is critical...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
MitwirkendeR:
Baptista, Ana Isabel,
Campbell, Craig,
D'almeida, André Correa,
Dolder, Sander,
Espey, Jessica,
Fekete, Balazs,
Goldsmith, Stephen,
Horton, Megan,
Hultin, Jerry Macarthur,
Kontokosta, Constantine E.,
Lennon, Lawrence,
Lewis, Christopher,
Lin, Tami,
Maier, Maren,
Mcbride, Mary,
Mcconnell, Paul,
Merritt, Jeff,
Mesa, Nilda,
Prakash, Mihir,
Rejniak, Małgorzata,
Rosenzweig, Bernice,
Ross, Joseph,
Ruckstuhl, Sandra M.,
Sahuguet, Arnaud,
Soffian, Gerard,
Stewart, Kendal,
Verhulst, Stefaan,
Young, Andrew,
HerausgeberIn:
d'Almeida, André Corrêa,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2018]
©2018
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource :; 62 b&w photos27 b&w illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • PART I. DATA, ORGANIZATION, AND TECHNOLOGY
  • 1. OneNYC and the SDGs: A City Strategy with Global Relevance
  • 2. The Mayor's Office of Data Analytics: Institutionalizing Analytical Excellence
  • 3. LinkNYC: Redesigning Telecommunication to Activate the Twenty-First-Century Creative City
  • PART II. CIT Y SERVICES AND DOMAINS OF LIFE
  • 4. The New York City Business Atlas: Leveling the Playing Field for Small Businesses with Open Data
  • 5. Demand Response: Incentives for Smarter Energy Management
  • 6. Green Infrastructure Plan: Opportunities for Innovation in Climate-Change Resilience
  • 7. Residential Curbside Organic-Waste Collection Program: Innovation for Sustainability
  • 8. Syndromic Surveillance System: The Science and Art of Using Big Data to Monitor the Health of New York City
  • 9. Solving City Challenges Through Neighborhood Innovation Labs: Moving from Smart Cities to Informed Communities
  • PART III. SAFETY AND MOBILITY
  • 10. NYPD ShotSpotter: The Policy Shift to "Precision-Based" Policing
  • 11. Vision Zero NYC: Toward Ending Fatalities on the Road
  • 12. Midtown in Motion: Real-Time Solutions to Traffic Congestion
  • PART IV. BECOMING A SMARTER CITY
  • Conclusion: Becoming a Smarter City
  • Epilogue: Future Possibilities: Now, Next, and Next After Next
  • Contributors
  • Index

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