02464cam a2200313 i 450000100090000000300080000900500170001700700030003400800410003701000170007802000310009504000330012604100080015904200080016705000240017508200150019910000490021424501010026326400430036430000290040733600260043633700280046233800270049049000180051750400690053552015100060465000180211483000180213220599166BJBSDDR20240425134607.0ta180725s2020    mau      b    001 0 eng    a  2018030979  a9780262538961 (paperbacks)  aDLCbengcDLCerdadDLCdDLC  aeng  apcc00aTD159.4bG795s 202000a307.762231 aGreen, Ben,d1992-c(City planner),eauthor.14aThe smart enough city:bputting technology in Its place to reclaim our urban future/cBen Green. 1aCambridge, MA:bThe MIT Press,c[2020]  axiv, 223 pages ;c22 cm.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier0 aStrong ideas;  aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [165]-214) and index.  aSmart cities, where technology is used to solve every problem, are hailed as futuristic urban utopias. We are promised that apps, algorithms, and artificial intelligence will relieve congestion, restore democracy, prevent crime, and improve public services. In The Smart Enough City, Ben Green warns against seeing the city only through the lens of technology; taking an exclusively technical view of urban life will lead to cities that appear smart but under the surface are rife with injustice and inequality. He proposes instead that cities strive to be “smart enough”: to embrace technology as a powerful tool when used in conjunction with other forms of social change—but not to value technology as an end in itself. In a technology-centric smart city, self-driving cars have the run of downtown and force out pedestrians, civic engagement is limited to requesting services through an app, police use algorithms to justify and perpetuate racist practices, and governments and private companies surveil public space to control behavior. Green describes smart city efforts gone wrong but also smart enough alternatives, attainable with the help of technology but not reducible to technology: a livable city, a democratic city, a just city, a responsible city, and an innovative city. By recognizing the complexity of urban life rather than merely seeing the city as something to optimize, these Smart Enough Cities successfully incorporate technology into a holistic vision of justice and equity. 0aSmart cities.  aStrong ideas;