| Title | Smart cities, epistemic communities, advocacy coalitions and the 'last mile' problem |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 43345 |
| Authors | Kitchin, R; Coletta, C; Evans, L; Heaphy, L; MacDonncha, D |
| Title | Smart cities, epistemic communities, advocacy coalitions and the 'last mile' problem |
| Year | 2017 |
| Published | It-Information Technology, 59, 6 |
| Abstract | We argue that the ideas, ideals and the rapid proliferation of smart city rhetoric and initiatives globally have been facilitated and promoted by three interrelated communities: (i) 'urban technocrats'; (ii) a smart cities 'epistemic community'; (iii) a wider 'advocacy coalition'. We examine their roles and the multiscale formation, and why despite their influence they encounter a 'last mile problem'; that is, smart city initiatives are yet to become fully mainstreamed. We illustrate this last mile problem through a discussion of plans to introduce smart lighting in Dublin. |
| http://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/11589/1/Kitchin_Smart_2017.pdf |
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