| Title |
Exploring the Determinants of e-Participation in Smart Cities |
| ID_Doc |
44172 |
| Authors |
Vázquez, AN; Vicente, MR |
| Title |
Exploring the Determinants of e-Participation in Smart Cities |
| Year |
2019 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1007/978-3-319-89474-4_8 |
| Abstract |
The term Smart City has gained a lot of attention lately. While there is no unique definition of a Smart City, this chapter focuses on governance issues and in particular, on the use of information and communication technologies to facilitate and boost citizens' engagement in public life and decision-making. Specifically, the aim is to analyze the factors that shape citizens' e-Participation in Smart Cities. Based on the civic voluntarism model we explore to what extent individual resources, political engagement and access to networks influence citizens' decision to e-participate. Our findings suggest that e-Participation is mostly explained by citizens' political interest and external political efficacy, the intensity of their online activity, the number of daily contacts and the degree of involvement in political/civic associations; as to socioeconomic factors, we find that age, educational attainment and labor situation are statistically significant. |
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| Index Keywords |
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| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Book Citation Index – Social Sciences & Humanities (BKCI-SSH) |
| EID |
WOS:000488532300010 |
| WoS Category |
Communication; Public Administration; Urban Studies |
| Research Area |
Communication; Public Administration; Urban Studies |
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