| Title |
The 'actually existing smart city' |
| ID_Doc |
36925 |
| Authors |
Shelton, T; Zook, M; Wiig, A |
| Title |
The 'actually existing smart city' |
| Year |
2015 |
| Published |
Cambridge Journal Of Regions Economy And Society, 8.0, 1 |
| DOI |
10.1093/cjres/rsu026 |
| Abstract |
This paper grounds the critique of the 'smart city' in its historical and geographical context. Adapting Brenner and Theodore's notion of 'actually existing neoliberalism', we suggest a greater attention be paid to the 'actually existing smart city', rather than the exceptional or paradigmatic smart cities of Songdo, Masdar and Living PlanIT Valley. Through a closer analysis of cases in Louisville and Philadelphia, we demonstrate the utility of understanding the material effects of these policies in actual cities around the world, with a particular focus on how and from where these policies have arisen, and how they have unevenly impacted the places that have adopted them. |
| Author Keywords |
data; economic development; governance; smart cities; urban studies |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000351054700003 |
| WoS Category |
Development Studies; Economics; Geography |
| Research Area |
Development Studies; Business & Economics; Geography |
| PDF |
https://academic.oup.com/cjres/article-pdf/8/1/13/863325/rsu026.pdf
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