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This study proposes - and its various chapters offer demonstrations - importing into urban studies a body of theories, concepts, and perspectives developed in the field of science and technology studies (STS) and, more specifically, Actor-Network Theory (ANT).

Environmental planning --- Sociology of environment --- Cities and towns --- -316.334.56 --- 911.375.227 --- Global cities --- Municipalities --- Towns --- Urban areas --- Urban systems --- Human settlements --- Sociology, Urban --- Growth --- Stadssociologie--(algemeen) --- Stadsregio. Urbanisatie --- Growth. --- 911.375.227 Stadsregio. Urbanisatie --- 316.334.56 Stadssociologie--(algemeen) --- 711.13 --- Stedenbouw. Ruimtelijke ordening sociale geografie socio-economische aspecten stadsgeografie --- Urban anthropology --- Anthropologie urbaine --- urbanization --- urban development --- 316.334.56 --- Growth, Urban --- Sprawl, Urban --- Urban development --- Urban growth --- Urban sprawl --- Migration, Internal --- Population --- Vital statistics --- Stedenbouw. Ruimtelijke ordening ; sociale geografie ; socio-economische aspecten ; stadsgeografie --- Villes --- Croissance --- Sociology, Urban.

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A pioneering urban economist offers fascinating, even inspiring proof that the city is humanity's greatest invention and our best hope for the future.

Environmental planning --- ruimtelijke ordening --- comprehensive plans [reports] --- Economic geography --- 587 Stedenbeleid --- Urbanization --- Cities and towns --- -Urban economics --- 316.334.5 --- 911.375.9 --- 711.4 --- City economics --- Economics of cities --- Economics --- Global cities --- Municipalities --- Towns --- Urban areas --- Urban systems --- Human settlements --- Sociology, Urban --- Cities and towns, Movement to --- Urban development --- Social history --- Sociology, Rural --- Urban policy --- Rural-urban migration --- Growth --- Sociologie van het wonen, van de woonomgeving. Sociale ecologie. --- Verstedelijking. Stadsverval. Ontvolking van steden --- Gemeentelijke planologie. Stadsplanning. Stedenbouw --- Stedenbouw (theorie) --- Economic aspects --- Sociology, Urban. --- Urban economics. --- Urbanization. --- Growth. --- 711.4 Gemeentelijke planologie. Stadsplanning. Stedenbouw --- 911.375.9 Verstedelijking. Stadsverval. Ontvolking van steden --- 316.334.5 Sociologie van het wonen, van de woonomgeving. Sociale ecologie. --- Urban economics --- Urban sociology --- Growth, Urban --- Sprawl, Urban --- Urban growth --- Urban sprawl --- Migration, Internal --- Population --- Vital statistics --- Sociologie van het wonen, van de woonomgeving. Sociale ecologie --- Urbanisation --- Croissance urbaine --- Villes --- Sociologie urbaine --- Economie urbaine --- Aspect social

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The Malaysian economy decelerated as solid domestic demand was not sufficient to offset a weakening external environment. Private consumption growth continued at a healthy pace. Favorable rubber and palm oil prices drove up incomes of smallholders while continued employment and wage growth supported urban incomes. In contrast, fixed investment was more volatile, with private investment showing signs of picking up while public investments lagged. Malaysia's overall balance of payments recorded a larger surplus in the first half of the year reflecting a widening current account surplus and substantial net financial inflows. Malaysia's open economy is expected to slow further in the remainder of 2011 and into early 2012 mainly due to the deterioration in the outlook for external demand. Cities are central to Malaysia's aspiration to become a high-income economy. Smart cities are skilled and innovative. They play a crucial role in catalyzing economic growth by generating productivity gains through agglomeration economies. Smart cities are green and sustainable. They ensure a high quality of life to all citizens and the sustainability of economic gains. Finally, smart cities are resilient.

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Ontologies are increasingly recognized as essential tools in information science.  Although the concepts are well understood theoretically , the practical implementation of ontologies remains challenging. In this book, researchers in computer science, information systems, ontology engineering, urban planning and design, civil and building engineering, and architecture present an interdisciplinary study of ontology engineering and its application in urban development projects. The first part of the book introduces the general notion of ontology, describing variations in abstraction level, coverage, and formality. It also discusses the use of ontologies to achieve interoperability, and to represent multiple points of view and multilingualism. This is illustrated with examples from the urban domain. The second part is specific to urban development. It covers spatial and geographical knowledge representation, the creation of urban ontologies from various knowledge sources, the interconnection of urban models and the interaction between standards and domain models. The third part presents case studies of the development of ontologies for urban mobility, urban morphological processes, road systems, and cultural heritage. Other cases report on the use of ontologies to solve urban development problems, in construction business models, building regulations and urban regeneration. It concludes with a discussion of key challenges for the future deployment of ontologies in this domain. This book bridges the gap between urban practitioners and computer scientists. As the essence of most urban projects lies in making connections between worldviews, ontology development has an important role to play, in promoting interoperability between data sources, both formal (urban databases, Building Integrated Models, Geographical Information Systems etc.) and less formal (thesauri, text records, web sources etc.). This volume offers a comprehensive introduction to ontology engineering for urban development. It is essential reading for practitioners and ontology designers working in urban development.

City planning -- Europe. --- City planning. --- Communication in city planning -- Europe. --- Communication in city planning. --- Ontologies (Information retrieval) --- Cities and towns --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Electrical & Computer Engineering --- Applied Mathematics --- Telecommunications --- Growth --- Growth. --- Growth, Urban --- Sprawl, Urban --- Urban development --- Urban growth --- Urban sprawl --- Computer science. --- Computers. --- Information storage and retrieval. --- Artificial intelligence. --- Computer-aided engineering. --- Computer Science. --- Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design. --- Models and Principles. --- Information Storage and Retrieval. --- Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet). --- Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics). --- Migration, Internal --- Population --- Vital statistics --- Data structures (Computer science) --- Computer aided design. --- Information storage and retrieva. --- Artificial Intelligence. --- AI (Artificial intelligence) --- Artificial thinking --- Electronic brains --- Intellectronics --- Intelligence, Artificial --- Intelligent machines --- Machine intelligence --- Thinking, Artificial --- Bionics --- Cognitive science --- Digital computer simulation --- Electronic data processing --- Logic machines --- Machine theory --- Self-organizing systems --- Simulation methods --- Fifth generation computers --- Neural computers --- Informatics --- Science --- CAD (Computer-aided design) --- Computer-assisted design --- Computer-aided engineering --- Design --- Information storage and retrieval systems. --- Automatic data storage --- Automatic information retrieval --- Automation in documentation --- Computer-based information systems --- Data processing systems --- Data storage and retrieval systems --- Discovery systems, Information --- Information discovery systems --- Information processing systems --- Information retrieval systems --- Machine data storage and retrieval --- Mechanized information storage and retrieval systems --- Computer systems --- Electronic information resources --- Data libraries --- Digital libraries --- Information organization --- Information retrieval --- Application software. --- Application computer programs --- Application computer software --- Applications software --- Apps (Computer software) --- Computer software --- Automatic computers --- Automatic data processors --- Computer hardware --- Computing machines (Computers) --- Electronic calculating-machines --- Electronic computers --- Hardware, Computer --- Cybernetics --- Calculators --- Cyberspace --- CAE --- Engineering --- Data processing