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An Introduction to The Digital Image of the
City
The Digital Image of the City Digital& Computational Studies Initiative
Bowdoin College Jack Gieseking
DIOTC
At this moment in the technological revolution and intensified urbanization, you will learn the core concepts of urbanization and cutting-edge approaches to smart urbanism in order to think critically and act as educated citizens to produce cities for the common good.
A smart city though, like a class, is made up of people.
Who are these educated citizens? i.e.,
time for introductions
DIOTC Research Question
What are the best ways forward for Portland, Maine, to join the smart city revolution while developing as a city for the common good?
Research Groups !
•Housing - gentrification, public housing, smart buildings •Infrastructure - ICT, public wifi, transportation •Public Space - access, design, use
Smart cities are so new that there is little literature on them. !
Instead, how can we see the future of the cities nearby from the leading cities at a distance?
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Comparative urbanisms: NYC & Portland
DIOTC Literature Debacle
1. Café ethnography 2. Collect 4 mental maps from Portland residents 3. Conduct a transect walk with a peer while focusing
on your research topic
DIOTC Research Model
4. Geocode & use this data and other datasets to create maps using GIS
DIOTC Research Contributions
•Ideas for smart urbanist next steps around issues of housing, infrastructure, and public space
•Creation of new datasets for the City of Portland and for other students to build upon
•Develop the literature on Portland, Maine
•Extend smart city thinking on small cities
•Collect data from the public to shape the future of a city
•Further relationship between the City and the College