Smart City Blueprint

'Finding a place among the seminal works and explaining the way cities are and the way they should be, is Tan Yigitcanlar's two-volume Smart City Blueprint book. These volumes explain how in the second decade of the 21st century information and communications technologies are ubiquitous and part of every urban network, every urban infrastructure.' Professor Richard E. Hanley, The City University of New York, USA. 'Smart City Blueprint that comes in two volumes provides an innovative, holistic view of smart cities that will prove invaluable for research, classroom, and practice. From a novel examination of their development to a rethinking of the concept, 24 chapters of these volumes offer new frameworks and evidence that will surely influence the future of the field.' Professor Karen Mossberger, Arizona State University, USA. 'Drawing together and synthesising a vast range of literature and empirical case examples of applied practice, the two volumes of Smart City Blueprint form a comprehensive resource for policymakers, communities and academics interested in critically evaluating and implementing smart city initiatives globally.' Professor Rob Kitchin, Maynooth University Social Sciences Institute, Ireland. 'Notwithstanding recent trends to localise the smart city within particular contexts, there remains a need for critical knowledge about key principles underlying the smart city. In response, the two volumes of Smart City Blueprint deliver a comprehensive framework that maps core building blocks for use in smart city theory, policy, and planning. A must read.' Professor Simon Joss, University of Glasgow, UK.