Learning goals of the week
Explain the concept of smart cities and its main components.
Describe current examples of smart cities projects
Critically discuss how smart cities may promote the common good in urban centers.
Yeah! We made it to week 10!
Key concepts and questions: Modes and Intentionalities of Smart Cities. What is a city and how can technology improve it?
Please, engage with this imaginative variations experiment in preparation for our in-class discussions.
If possible, please, keep you Video On and your Audio Off. Speaker View is great to keep focus on the flow of the discussion.
Please, keep in mind the meaningfulness and imaginative variations principles while watching this video.
Please, read carefully and reflect upon the arguments and concerns raised by these projects and short article on 3 books related to Smart Cities. We will talk about them in-class:
Project 1 - Barcelona
Project 2 - Toronto (Please, pay attention to the "Update" banner at the top of the screen)
Project 3 - Smart Nation Singapore
Critique of Smart Cities projects through the review of 3 recent books on this subject - Can Smart Cities Be Equitable Cities?
If possible, please, keep you Video On and your Audio Off. Speaker View is great to keep focus on the flow of the discussion.