This book discusses how cities that have developed through the successive stages of capitalism should transform themselves when adapting to the conditions of the contemporary global age. Since modern times, the capitalist economy has largely defined society, politics, and environment—this has casued the collapse of communities, the crisis of democracy, and serious environmental problems. Cities have a responsibility to overcome such problems and pave the way for a healthy global future. This book highlights various aspects of the urban initiatives and movements that are emerging in different parts of the world It shows how they are rooted in new insights into “public value” that go beyond the one-dimensional view of economic affluence, and are instrumental to the restoration of humanity. How to develop a city that creates “public value” while utilizing new technologies is one of the biggest challenges faced by contemporary civilization, and this book sets the direction for future solutions to such a challenging endeavor.

Last modified

• 06/29/2022

Creator

• Anttiroiko, Ari-Veikko
• Yoshida, Tomohiko
• Mori, Hiroyuki

DOI

• https://doi.org/10.21985/n2-w74g-x218

Publisher

• Northwestern University Libraries

Alternate Identifier

• ISBN 978-1-954984-02-8

Keyword

• smart cities

Date created

• 2022

Related url

•  https://city-public-value-and-capitalism.northwestern.pub/

Resource type

• Book

Rights statement

• In Copyright

License

• Creative Commons BY-NC-ND Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International