City Competitiveness and Improving Urban Subsystems

Cities are becoming the wealth producing centers of national economies. Increasing the operational efficiency of the city will bring a competitive edge to the whole system. Yet many city subsystems cannot work together creating significant problems and inefficiencies. City Competitiveness and Improving Urban Subsystems: Technologies and Applications uses information science perspectives to improve working subsystems in transportation sewage electricity water communication education health governance and infrastructure since their efficient and synchronized operation is vital for a competitive city. This pioneering approach will interest researchers professionals and policymakers in urban economy regional planning and information science disciplines who wish to improve the competitiveness of their cities.