Jing Xu Knihy

Immense global transformations in information technology coupled with China's rapid progression into urbanization have led to a climax in Smart City construction in China. With theories of urban system engineering and information space as a basis, this book studies models for the construction of Smart Cities. With top-down design methodology as a guide, it draws systematic frameworks for Smart Cities. It is oriented towards the typical fields of application, and discusses technical solutions and paths for city intelligence. Its content mainly covers global transformations in information technology, the development of urbanization in China, the idea of a Smart City guided by IT, the construction of Smart City models, overall frameworks, domestic and international construction, and examples of typical applications.This book is ideal for those researching Smart Cities, including individuals in charge of e-Government at central and local levels, staff at colleges, universities, and scientific research institutions, as well as managers and engineering technicians at IT enterprises

Focusing on the moral development of Han children during a period of historical upheaval, this academic exploration integrates humanistic interpretation with computational and machine-learning methods. It analyzes the 1958-1960 Taiwan fieldnotes of two prominent anthropologists, marking the first ethnographic study of its kind. This book serves as a valuable resource for undergraduate and graduate courses in anthropology and educational studies.

In the context of a knowledge economy, this study addresses the critical challenge of transforming knowledge into profitable innovations amid globalization and competition. It explores multidisciplinary aspects, including knowledge management, innovation, design, and artificial intelligence. An integrated approach is proposed, combining knowledge management processes with innovation networking. A Java-based software prototype is developed and illustrated through an industrial case study, aiming to enhance understanding of knowledge dynamics for innovation in design, benefiting professionals and students alike.

This book paints a picture of poor older people’s life-worlds in Beijing, China. Instead of viewing them as pitiful recipients of vulnerabilities and deprivations, this book sheds light on how poor older people exert their active agency to live through their life difficulties – i. e. how they negotiate resources within and outside of family to pursue the kind of lives they have reason to value. Based on a prolonged period of ethnographic fieldwork in Beijing, the researcher highlights the experiences, perspectives, and strategies of these people developed in the context of their economic hardships against the background of massive social reform and demographic ageing in China.