Vincent Mosco is Professor Emeritus, Queen's University, Canada where he held the Canada Research Chair in Communication and Society. He is also Distinguished Professor, New Media Centre, School of Journalism and Communication, Fudan University, Shanghai. Dr. Mosco is author or editor of 26 books and over 200 articles and book chapters on communication, technology, and society including The Digital Sublime, The Political Economy of Communication, To the Cloud: Big Data in a Turbulent World and Becoming Digital: Toward a Post-Internet Society.

'This is an insightful, informative book that takes a critical, informed look into a technology-driven development from a social sense perspective.'

• Chapter 1. The World is Urban Chapter 2. How to Think About Smart Cities Chapter 3. City of Technology: Where the Streets are Paved with Data Chapter 4. Who Governs? State-driven Smart Cities  Chapter 5. Who Governs? Private Smart Cities Chapter 6. Who Governs? Citizens Chapter 7. The Urban Imaginary: Myths and Markets Chapter 8. Whose Smart City?

Vincent Mosco is Professor Emeritus, Queen's University, Canada where he held the Canada Research Chair in Communication and Society. He is also Distinguished Professor, New Media Centre, School of Journalism and Communication, Fudan University, Shanghai. Dr. Mosco is author or editor of 26 books and over 200 articles and book chapters on communication, technology, and society including The Digital Sublime, The Political Economy of Communication, To the Cloud: Big Data in a Turbulent World and Becoming Digital: Toward a Post-Internet Society.

'This is an insightful, informative book that takes a critical, informed look into a technology-driven development from a social sense perspective.'

• Chapter 1. The World is Urban Chapter 2. How to Think About Smart Cities Chapter 3. City of Technology: Where the Streets are Paved with Data Chapter 4. Who Governs? State-driven Smart Cities  Chapter 5. Who Governs? Private Smart Cities Chapter 6. Who Governs? Citizens Chapter 7. The Urban Imaginary: Myths and Markets Chapter 8. Whose Smart City?

Vincent Mosco is Professor Emeritus, Queen's University, Canada where he held the Canada Research Chair in Communication and Society. He is also Distinguished Professor, New Media Centre, School of Journalism and Communication, Fudan University, Shanghai. Dr. Mosco is author or editor of 26 books and over 200 articles and book chapters on communication, technology, and society including The Digital Sublime, The Political Economy of Communication, To the Cloud: Big Data in a Turbulent World and Becoming Digital: Toward a Post-Internet Society.

'This is an insightful, informative book that takes a critical, informed look into a technology-driven development from a social sense perspective.'

• Chapter 1. The World is Urban Chapter 2. How to Think About Smart Cities Chapter 3. City of Technology: Where the Streets are Paved with Data Chapter 4. Who Governs? State-driven Smart Cities  Chapter 5. Who Governs? Private Smart Cities Chapter 6. Who Governs? Citizens Chapter 7. The Urban Imaginary: Myths and Markets Chapter 8. Whose Smart City?