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Making sense of smart cities: addressing present shortcomings

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Kitchin, Rob·2015·Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society
DOI 10.1093/cjres/rsu027
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This commentary characterises and critiques research on smart cities. I argue that much of the writing and rhetoric about smart cities seeks to appear non-ideological, commonsensical and pragmatic. More critically orientated scholarship, while making vital conceptual and political interventions, presently has four shortcomings that inhibit making sense of and refashioning the smart city agenda: the lack of detailed genealogies of the concept and initiatives, the use of canonical examples and one-size fits all narratives, an absence of in-depth empirical case studies of specific smart city initiatives and comparative research that contrasts smart city developments in different locales and weak collaborative engagement with various stakeholders. These shortcomings are elaborated, accompanied with suggestions for addressing them.

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Authors
Kitchin, R.
Venue
Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2014-10-21
Volume
8
Issue
1
Pages
131-136
ISSN
  • 1752-1378 (ISSN-L)
  • 1752-1386
DOI
10.1093/cjres/rsu027
OpenAlex
W2095455665
Cited by
853
References
4
FWCI
43.45
Type
journal article
Language
en
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