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Smart and Sustainable Cities? - Pipedreams, Practicalities and Possibilities
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Smart and Sustainable Cities? - Pipedreams, Practicalities and Possibilities
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Smart cities promise to generate economic, social and environmental
value through the seamless connection of urban services and
infrastructure by digital technologies. However, there is scant
evidence of how these activities can enhance social well-being and
contribute to just and equitable communities. Smart and Sustainable
Cities? Pipedreams, Practicalities and Possibilities provides one
of the first examinations of how smart cities relate to
environmental and social issues. It addresses the gap between the
ambitious visions of smart cities and the actual practices on the
ground by focusing on the social and environmental dimensions of
real smart city initiatives as well as the possibilities they hold
for creating more equitable and progressive cities. Through
detailed analyses of case studies in the United States, Australia,
the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, India and China, the
contributors describe the various ways that social and
environmental issues are interpreted and integrated into smart city
initiatives and actions. The findings point towards the need for
more intentional engagement and collaboration with all urban
stakeholders in the design, development and maintenance of smart
cities to ensure that everyone benefits from the increasingly
digitalised urban environments of the twenty-first century. The
chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue
of the journal Local Environment.
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