| Title |
Constructing the sustainable city: examining the role of sustainability in the "smart city' discourse |
| ID_Doc |
45595 |
| Authors |
Haarstad, H |
| Title |
Constructing the sustainable city: examining the role of sustainability in the "smart city' discourse |
| Year |
2017 |
| Published |
Journal Of Environmental Policy & Planning, 19, 4 |
| DOI |
10.1080/1523908X.2016.1245610 |
| Abstract |
The idea of the smart city' is increasingly central to debates on urban development and sustainability, and a host of cities are now pursuing smartness' as a way to improve energy efficiency, transport, and public services. However, existing research does not provide a clear picture of how this smart city agenda actually contributes to sustainability. The social science literature has been critical toward urban smartness, with most of the empirical research focusing on the politics of data-driven and entrepreneurial urbanism. This article seeks to contribute to this debate by empirically examining the role that sustainability plays in the smart city discourse. Its distinctive approach is to investigate how urban smartness and sustainability are framed by an authoritative institution (the European Union) and then to trace these framings down to a particular city (Stavanger, Norway). The data show that the smartness approach is strongly tied to innovation, technology, and economic entrepreneurialism, and sustainability does not appear to be a very important motivating driver. Nevertheless, the sustainability component' of the smart city agenda becomes clearer the closer we come to the city level. |
| Author Keywords |
Smart city; sustainability; European Union; discourse; contextualization |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000410951200007 |
| WoS Category |
Development Studies; Regional & Urban Planning |
| Research Area |
Development Studies; Public Administration |
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