02777cam a2200373 i 4500 20599166 BJBSDDR 20240425134607.0 ta 180725s2020 mau b 001 0 eng 2018030979 9780262538961 (paperbacks) DLC eng DLC rda DLC DLC eng pcc TD159.4 G795s 2020 307.76 23 Green, Ben, 1992- (City planner), author. 35566 The smart enough city: putting technology in Its place to reclaim our urban future/ Ben Green. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, [2020] xiv, 223 pages ; 22 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Strong ideas; Includes bibliographical references (pages [165]-214) and index. Smart 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. Smart cities. Strong ideas; 35567 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc 0 BK rmza 121161 121161 0 0 lcc 0 0 APT BJB BJB APT 2024-04-25 0 TD159.4 G795s 2020 00000178506 2024-04-25 00:00:00 1 2024-04-25 BK