In cities around the world, digital technologies are utilized to
manage city services and infrastructures, to govern urban life, to
solve urban issues and to drive local and regional economies. While
"smart city" advocates are keen to promote the benefits of smart
urbanism - increased efficiency, sustainability, resilience,
competitiveness, safety and security - critics point to the
negative effects, such as the production of technocratic
governance, the corporatization of urban services, technological
lock-ins, privacy harms and vulnerability to cyberattack. This
book, through a range of international case studies, suggests
social, political and practical interventions that would enable
more equitable and just smart cities, reaping the benefits of smart
city initiatives while minimizing some of their perils. Included
are case studies from Ireland, the United States of America,
Colombia, the Netherlands, Singapore, India and the United Kingdom.
These chapters discuss a range of issues including political
economy, citizenship, standards, testbedding, urban regeneration,
ethics, surveillance, privacy and cybersecurity. This book will be
of interest to urban policymakers, as well as researchers in
Regional Studies and Urban Planning.
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