TY - CHAP AU - Alan McNamara ED - Sara Shirowzhan ED - Kefeng Zhang Y1 - 2020-05-13 PY - 2020 T1 - Automating the Chaos: Intelligent Construction Contracts N2 - This book includes nine chapters presenting the outcome of research projects relevant to building, cities, and construction. A description of a smart city and the journey from conventional to smart cities is discussed at the beginning of the book. Innovative case studies of underground cities and floating city bridges are presented in this book. BIM and GIS applications on different projects, and the concept of intelligent contract and virtual reality are discussed. Two concepts relevant to conventional buildings including private open spaces and place attachments are also included, and these topics can be upgraded in the future by smart technologies. BT - Smart Cities and Construction Technologies SP - Ch. 7 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.90764 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.90764 SN - 978-1-83880-200-4 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-20 ER -