| Title | Smart cities and their settings in the Global South: Informality as a marker |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 43408 |
| Authors | Guma, PK |
| Title | Smart cities and their settings in the Global South: Informality as a marker |
| Year | 2023 |
| Published | |
| Abstract | Smart cities have gained increased traction worldwide. This commentary situates smart cities in the context of Southern urban settings. I demystify urban informality and recast informality as a valuable marker in the study of smart cities. Reiterating Prasad et al.'s appeal to explore the centrality of informality for smart city planning and development in the Global South, I contend that informality holds epistemic value, particularly in highlighting smart city diversity, heterogeneity, and incompleteness. Accordingly, I advocate for a critical lens and analysis that fosters a more open and inclusive understanding of the intersection of informality and smart urbanism. |
| https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/20438206231206751 |
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