Over time, technological developments have become increasingly relevant. This thesis endeavoured to research a number of pioneering technological implementations in three different cities - all...Show moreOver time, technological developments have become increasingly relevant. This thesis endeavoured to research a number of pioneering technological implementations in three different cities - all pioneers in certain technological implementations. Developments are evolving quickly and everyone is now familiar with smart technologies, for example: Smart lighting, advanced waste management or decongestion of traffic junctions. The focus of this thesis is to investigate the process of these pioneering technical implementations. The question this thesis answered was: how were certain decisions made? Why were they made and what were their consequences? In order for this to be done in a structural way, the Social Construction Of Technology (SCOT) theory was used.. This is a theory that advocates a broad interpretation of technology and focuses primarily on cultural and sociological aspects. The implementations of technologies on CCTV in London, predictive policing software in Milan and the application of smart lighting in Eindhoven were all separately examined in this thesis. This involved examining the key drivers for the implementation of these technologies and their impact on visitors and residents of these three different cities. The results of this thesis display the idea that technologies are mainly implemented due to availability and political factors. However, the addition of safety-promoting technologies are not always beneficial to the visitors and residents of the respective cities, as the technologies are not always able to meet ethical standards when it comes to privacy and equality.Show less
Since July 2021 the Lower Germanic Limes has become UNESCO world heritage, this not only led to more public attention to the north-western part of the Roman Empire but also to more scholarly...Show moreSince July 2021 the Lower Germanic Limes has become UNESCO world heritage, this not only led to more public attention to the north-western part of the Roman Empire but also to more scholarly attention. However, most of the scholarly research on the Roman limes in the Netherlands has been done by archaeologists causing historians to be barely involved in the debate. This thesis therefore aims to contribute to the recent developments and tries to re-examine the Roman past closer to home from a historian’s point of view, to see what the events, processes, causes and reasons were that led up to the creation of the Lower German Limes which eventually also resulted in the consolidation and official incorporation of the region into the province Germania Inferior, by not only looking at the political and military events but also the economic and social aspects.Show less
