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Introduces a novel perspective on the current urban narrative
Revisits and expands the concept of smart cities
Explores how biological sciences coupled with technology can turn cities into living organisms of unprecedented scale
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This new concept will open up exciting avenues to providing novel solutions for climate change mitigation. The book goes on to address various potential concerns and discusses what regulatory frameworks would be needed to safely implement such a concept. It will be a useful tool for planners, policy makers and engineers as well as for researchers with in interest in the future of our cities.
Authors and Affiliations
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Live+Smart Research Lab, School of Architecture & Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
Zaheer Allam
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Biotechnology and Future Cities
Book Subtitle: Towards Sustainability, Resilience and Living Urban Organisms
Authors: Zaheer Allam
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43815-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-43814-2Published: 31 March 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-43817-3Published: 31 March 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-43815-9Published: 30 March 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 90
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 10 illustrations in colour
Topics: Human Geography, Sociology, general, Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns), Ecology, Biotechnology