How Are Smart City Concepts and Technologies Perceived and Utilized? A Systematic Geo-Twitter Analysis of Smart Cities in Australia
Abstract
“Smart cities” is a hot topic in debates about urban policy and practice across the globe. There is, however, limited knowledge and understanding about trending smart city concepts and technologies; relationships between popular smart city concepts and technologies; policies that influence the perception and utilization of smart city concepts and technologies. The aim of this study is to evaluate how smart city concepts and technologies are perceived and utilized in cities. The methodology involves a social media analysis approach—i.e., systematic geo-Twitter analysis—that contains descriptive, content, policy, and spatial analyses. For the empirical investigation, the Australian context is selected as the testbed. The results reveal that: (a) innovation, sustainability, and governance are the most popular smart city concepts; (b) internet-of-things, artificial intelligence, and autonomous vehicle technology are the most popular technologies; (c) a balanced view exists on the importance of both smart city concepts and technologies; (d) Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane are the leading Australian smart cities; (e) systematic geo-Twitter analysis is a useful methodological approach for investigating perceptions and utilization of smart city concepts and technologies. The findings provide a clear snapshot of community perceptions on smart city concepts and technologies, and can inform smart city policymaking.
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The concepts of innovation and sustainability, and Internet-of-things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, are the dominant ones in Australia.
“The results have shown that the concepts of innovation and sustainability, and Internet-of-things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, are the dominant ones.”
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- Authors
- Yigitcanlar, T., Kankanamge, N., & Vella, K.
- Venue
- Sustainable Smart City Transitions
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Published
- 2021-12-06
- Pages
- 133-152
- OpenAlex
- W4225519483
- Cited by
- 25
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 4
- FWCI
- 12.41
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- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Routledge eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Media Technology › Smart Cities and Technologies
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › E-Government and Public Services
- Social Sciences › Urban Studies › Urban Planning and Governance
- Keywords
- smart cities, smart city concept, smart city technologies, public perception, social media, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, urban governance, sustainability, smart city policy, Australian cities, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane
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