Geography 3422A/B Study Guide - Openair
26 Feb 2013
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Electronic communications would become so easy and universal that people and businesses would have no need to be near one another. People are still flocking to cities, especially in developing countries. These are densely concentrated in cities, because that is where the people, machines, buildings and infrastructures that carry and contain them are packed together. This kind of merger between physical and digital environments presents an opportunity for us to think about the city almost like a computer in the open air: exploiting data may also mean fewer traffic jams. Cleverer cars help too by communicating with each other and warning drivers of unexpected changes in road conditions: enforcing the law may also become easier. Police forces will be able to predict and prevent some crimes by watching twitter and other social media: can make whole cities better by drawing on data from multiple sources for multiple purposes.
