Cities of Opportunities : Connecting Culture and Innovation (Paperback)

About the organisations Contributors Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction 1.0 Society, culture and the shaping of cities 1.1 Where is the trust? For the good of the people Prof. Stephen Naylor and Prof. Sandra Harding 1.2 Shaping inclusive open cities in divisive times ? the interplay of communities and the municipality in Vienna Maria Vassilakou 2.0 Engraining culture and innovation to inform a city’s identity 2.1 Building empowering media ecosystems for cities Emmanuel Benbihy 2.2 Enhancing the identity of cities through creative media installations Prof. Tim Heath and Evangelia Pavlaki 3.0 Space as a vessel for culture and innovation in cities 3.1 Living better through sport Lim Teck Yin 3.2 The science of street life and the rebirth of the boulevard Tim Stonor 4.0 The green agenda as a cultural and technological imperative in cities 4.1 Traditional islamic values for passive environmental design Prof. Hisham Mortada 4.2 Landscape cities Andrew Grant 5.0 The place of technological innovation in cities, and its impact 5.1 Designing emergent futures for productive cities Tomas Diez 5.2 Understanding the future of education in the context of smart communities Charif Hamidi 6.0 The culture of innovation as a stimulus to a city’s economy 6.1 Digital economies and city development: a perspective from Africa and the Middle East Samvit Kanoria and Prakash Parbhoo 6.2 The rise of the digital economy and its impact on the smart city Prof. Jason Pomeroy Conclusion Photo credits