The Urban Commons : : How Data and Technology Can Rebuild Our Communities / / Daniel T. O'Brien.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
• VerfasserIn: O'Brien, Daniel T.,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (328 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Introduction --; PART I . The Field of Urban Informatics --; CHAPTER 1. A Data-Driven Approach to Urban Science and Policy --; CHAPTER 2. “Seeing” the City through “Big Data” --; PART II. Maintenance of the Urban Commons --; CHAPTER 3. Caring for One’s Territory --; CHAPTER 4. Division of Labor in the Commons --; PART III. Government in the Age of Civic Tech --; CHAPTER 5. Partnering with the Public --; CHAPTER 6. Experiments in Coproduction --; PARTI V. Digital Divides in Urban Informatics --; CHAPTER 7. Extending 311 across Massachusetts --; CHAPTER 8. Whither the Community? --; Conclusion: The Future of the Urban Commons --; Notes --; Acknowledgments --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674989665; 9783110606621
• DOI: 10.4159/9780674989665
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Daniel T. O'Brien.

Through voicemail, apps, websites, and Twitter, Boston’s sophisticated 311 system allows citizens to report potholes, broken streetlights, graffiti, and vandalism that affect everyone’s quality of life. Drawing on Boston’s rich data, Daniel T. O’Brien offers a model of what smart technology can do for cities seeking both growth and sustainability.