The smart city is a mode of urban governance in the era of Big Data and
the Internet. This book introduces the development of urbanization and
urban informatization in China, and establishes the system framework of
the smart city. It expounds the content of current research and methods
of urban informatics, and investigates its relationship with other urban
sciences. It also analyzes the development of the smart city in China
and abroad, identifies major problems in the construction of smart
cities, and proposes measures for the development of the smart city.
This book is designed for city leaders and city information executives,
providers of smart city products and services, and graduate students
majoring in computer applications, information management, public
management, and other related fields.