| Title |
Involved Or Unaware? Citizen Commitment To The Concept Of Smart City: A Case Study With Spanish Citizens |
| ID_Doc |
39446 |
| Authors |
Sahelices-Pinto, C; Lanero-Carrizo, A; Vázquez-Burguete, JL |
| Title |
Involved Or Unaware? Citizen Commitment To The Concept Of Smart City: A Case Study With Spanish Citizens |
| Year |
2017 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
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| Abstract |
Nowadays cities have to confront inevitably the consequences of globalization. Due to the significant impact they have on the development level of a country, these major population centres, are now competing with each other, sometimes at international levels, to attract investments and knowledge workers at the time they are facing social challenges. As a result, many governments in cities are currently initiating Smart City (SC) projects with the aim of addressing the rapid urbanization's issues, but with little agreement on what the SC concept actually represents and the way in which it should be implemented. In this context, citizens, who are supposed to be key players in this global change process, remain at times reluctant, at times foreign to it. This research paper analyses citizens' knowledge on the concept of SC and the four basic elements of what it is composed. In order to address this purpose, a self-administered questionnaire was conducted with a sample of individuals in Northwest Spain. Findings support this previous premise: citizens show a lack of awareness of the concept and the role of its main dimensions, apart from a poor involvement in public SC projects. Lastly, a final discussion is carried out gathering some interest considerations. |
| Author Keywords |
smart cities; citizens; citizen awareness; citizen participation |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Social Science & Humanities (CPCI-SSH) |
| EID |
WOS:000685059204020 |
| WoS Category |
Business; Business, Finance; Economics; International Relations; Management |
| Research Area |
Business & Economics; International Relations |
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