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Infostructures: Towards a Complementary Approach for Solving Urban Challenges through Digital Technologies

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  • Martin Tomitsch
  • M. Hank Haeusler

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Population growth in cities has led to unprecedented pressure on urban infrastructure services, such as electricity supply and public transport. As a consequence cities need to find sustainable solutions to maintain the availability of services while keeping them economically and environmentally viable. One traditional approach is to expand infrastructure, but this can be expensive, take years from planning to realization, and be politically frought. In this paper we discuss the concept of "infostructures" as cost and time-effective complementary approaches that leverage digital layers and urban digital media channels of the cityscape. Through four case studies and their analysis we illustrate opportunities for addressing different types of "unhealthy" situations with digital technologies.

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  • Martin Tomitsch & M. Hank Haeusler, 2015. "Infostructures: Towards a Complementary Approach for Solving Urban Challenges through Digital Technologies," Journal of Urban Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(3), pages 37-53, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cjutxx:v:22:y:2015:i:3:p:37-53
    DOI: 10.1080/10630732.2015.1040296
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    1. Andrew Moere & Dan Hill, 2012. "Designing for the Situated and Public Visualization of Urban Data," Journal of Urban Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(2), pages 25-46.
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    2. Tan Yigitcanlar & Kevin C. Desouza & Luke Butler & Farnoosh Roozkhosh, 2020. "Contributions and Risks of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Building Smarter Cities: Insights from a Systematic Review of the Literature," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(6), pages 1-38, March.

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