| 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 |
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| DOI |
10.1177/20438206231206751 |
| 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. |
| Author Keywords |
Global South; smart cities; Southern theory; urban informality; urban planning |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:001085032300001 |
| WoS Category |
Geography |
| Research Area |
Geography |
| PDF |
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/20438206231206751
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