{"product_id":"digital-technologies-smart-cities-and-the-environment-in-the-ruins-of-broken-promises-hardcover","title":"Digital Technologies, Smart Cities, and the Environment: In the Ruins of Broken Promises - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdi Kuntsman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLiu Xin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe concept of smart cities holds environmental promises: that digital technologies will reduce carbon emissions, air pollution and waste, and help address climate change. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Drawing on academic scholarship and two case studies from Manchester and Helsinki, this timely and accessible book examines what happens when these promises are broken, as they prioritise technological innovation rather than environmental care. The book reveals that smart cities' vision of sustainable digital future obfuscates the environmental harms and social injustices that digitisation inflicts. The framework of \"broken promises\", coined by the authors, centres environmental questions in analysing imaginaries and practices of smart cities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This is a must read for anyone interested in the connections between digital technologies and environment justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdi Kuntsman is Reader in Digital Politics at Manchester Metropolitan University. Liu Xin is Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Gender Studies at the University of Karlstad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 26, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457530413309,"sku":"9781529237146","price":109.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/IaaoxStL0V9781529237146.webp?v=1777238092","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/digital-technologies-smart-cities-and-the-environment-in-the-ruins-of-broken-promises-hardcover","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}