Towards Cognitive Cities (eBook) von Edy Portmann

Foreword.- What areCognitive Cities?.- From Smartto Cognitive: A Roadmap for the Adoption of Technology in Cities.- Maturity Model for Cognitive Cities: Three CaseStudies.- CognitiveCities, Big Data and Citizen Participation: The Essentials of Privacy andSecurity.- Towards theImprovement of Citizen Communication through Computational Intelligence.- DigitalPersonal Assistant for Cognitive Cities: A Paper Prototype.- Verbalizationof Dependencies Between Concepts Built Through Fuzzy Cognitive Maps.- CognitiveCities: The Nairobi Case.- InnovativeUrban Governance: A Game Oriented Approach to Influencing Energy Behavior.- DiversityMeasures for Smart Cities.

This book introduces the readers to the new concept of cognitive cities.It demonstrates why cities need to become cognitive and why therefore a conceptof cognitive city is needed. It highlights the main building blocks ofcognitive cities and illustrates the concept by various cases. Following aconcise introductory chapter the book features nine chapters illustratingvarious aspects and dimensions of cognitive cities. The logic of its structureproceeds from more general considerations to more specific illustrations. All chapters offer a comprehensiveview of the different research endeavours about cognitive cities and will helppave the way for this new and innovative approach to governing cities in thefuture.