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Title Human Smart Cities: A New Vision for Redesigning Urban Community and Citizen's Life
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Authors Concilio, G; Marsh, J; Molinari, F; Rizzo, F
Title Human Smart Cities: A New Vision for Redesigning Urban Community and Citizen's Life
Year 2016
Published
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-19090-7_21
Abstract The Smart City is by now a model for the application of Future Internet services and infrastructure towards radical improvements of urban services in terms of efficiency and sustainability. In recent experiences in this area, however, a new vision is emerging that enriches the original concept with the human perspective, as gained through the application of citizen-centric and participatory approaches to the co-design and development of Smart City services. Indeed, it is becoming clear that "smartness" alone-sensors, metres, infrastructures-risks placing the citizen outside of the process, as a user who never takes the kind of ownership of the services that can only be ensured by engagement in their co-design from the very start. This paper explores the emergent model for Human Smart Cities, its methodological components, and the "softer" features of "smartness"-such as clarity of vision, citizen empowerment, participation, etc.-which can complement the technological drive of the underlying urban infrastructure. Conclusions are set out in terms of implications and potential for EU policy renewal in the context of Europe 2020.
Author Keywords Smart city; Future internet; Local governance; Urban development; City services; Europe 2020
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (CPCI-S)
EID WOS:000378742300020
WoS Category Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence; Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Research Area Computer Science
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