Project Director

Qin, Hong

Department Examiner

Howell, Roland

Department

Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Abstract

This study investigates how to further improve the lives of people with Autism and Cerebral Palsy when it comes to the development of Smart Cities. This is an effort to provide a glimpse into the perspective of those with these disabilities when it comes to technological advancement. The focus of this study was Chattanooga,Tennessee and Los Angeles, California. These two cities are respectively on the East and West side of the country. Thus, there is of course a difference when how these two cities function. This was done through research under the guise of a question and answer methodology. The process took several months and looked at many different aspects. These aspects included Transportation and Buildings, drawbacks of smart transportation and buildings along with fears and myths that many believe about Smart Cities. There is also discussion about what steps a City can take to reduce risk and inform those under their care to the positive aspects of Smart Cities. It also dictates how to properly start the implementation and whom to reach out to. This research has shown that there is plenty left to be done to properly integrate those with disabilities into Smart Cities. There is still a long way to go to get to a perfect Smart City and it is important to look at these aspects now instead of finding issues later on in the future. By doing small scale projects, it will allow those involved to get used to the idea and implementation of Smart Cities.

Degree

B. A.; An honors thesis submitted to the faculty of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Bachelor of Arts.

Date

5-2024

Subject

Landscape architecture for people with disabilities; People with disabilities--Effect of technological innovations on; Smart cities--United States--Case studies; Transportation--Barrier-free design

Keyword

Smart Cities; Disabilities; Autism;Cerebral Palsy; Technological Advancement;

Discipline

Infrastructure

Document Type

Theses

Extent

ii, 29 leaves

DCMI Type

Text

Language

English

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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