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View article: Emergence and Evolution of ‘Big Data’ Research: A 30-Year Scientometric Analysis of the Knowledge Field
Emergence and Evolution of ‘Big Data’ Research: A 30-Year Scientometric Analysis of the Knowledge Field Open
In the ongoing ‘data revolution’, the ubiquity of digital data in society underlines a transformative era. This is mirrored in the sciences, where ‘big data’ has emerged as a major research field. This article significantly extends previou…
View article: The 15-minute city as paranoid urbanism: Ten critical reflections
The 15-minute city as paranoid urbanism: Ten critical reflections Open
The 15-minute city has emerged as a key urban development theme in recent years, and especially since the Covid-19 pandemic. It has also become a focus point for tensions and debates over future urban trajectories, including over the role …
View article: Smart cities as spatial manifestations of 21st century capitalism
Smart cities as spatial manifestations of 21st century capitalism Open
Globally, smart cities attract billions of dollars in investment annually, with related market opportunities forecast to grow year-on-year. The enormous resources poured into their development consist of financial capital, but also natural…
View article: Discovering smart: Early encounters and negotiations with smart street furniture in London and Glasgow
Discovering smart: Early encounters and negotiations with smart street furniture in London and Glasgow Open
In the late 2010s, publics in the UK encountered new kinds of street furniture: Strawberry Energy Smart benches in London and InLinkUK kiosks in Glasgow, with smart features such as phone charging, free Wi-Fi, free phone calls, information…
View article: Situated, Yet Silent: Data Relations in Smart Street Furniture
Situated, Yet Silent: Data Relations in Smart Street Furniture Open
This article provides new evidence of the ways that smart cities materialize within specific sites and contexts through smart street furniture (SSF). Drawing on empirical data generated through mixed-method field research, the article exam…
View article: Eco-neighborhoods and the question of locational advantage: A socio-spatial analysis of French ‘ÉcoQuartiers’
Eco-neighborhoods and the question of locational advantage: A socio-spatial analysis of French ‘ÉcoQuartiers’ Open
In response to the need for ecological transition, a multitude of eco-city and eco-neighborhood initiatives have been instigated around the world. A major challenge has been the charge, captured by terms such as ‘eco enclaves’ and ‘environ…
View article: Crisis as driver of digital transformation? Scottish local governments’ response to COVID-19
Crisis as driver of digital transformation? Scottish local governments’ response to COVID-19 Open
The response to the COVID-19 pandemic has, from the outset, been characterized by a strong focus on real-time data intelligence and the use of data-driven technologies. Against this backdrop, this article investigates the impacts of the pa…
View article: Urban transformation through national innovation competitions: Lessons from the UK’s Future City Demonstrator initiative
Urban transformation through national innovation competitions: Lessons from the UK’s Future City Demonstrator initiative Open
Around the world, local innovations in the management and development of urban space are often significantly shaped by national government competitions. This article argues that the competition is a characteristic but underdiscussed featur…
View article: The Smart City as Global Discourse: Storylines and Critical Junctures across 27 Cities
The Smart City as Global Discourse: Storylines and Critical Junctures across 27 Cities Open
Despite its growing ubiquitous presence, the smart city continues to struggle for definitional clarity and practical import. In response, this study interrogates the smart city as global discourse network by examining a collection of key t…
View article: Prospects for standardising sustainable urban development
Prospects for standardising sustainable urban development Open
This paper goes beyond the well-established debate over how urban sustainability indicator sets should be constructed, and what purposes such indicators might serve, to examine what has actually happened as theory has turned into widesprea…
View article: Future cities: asserting public governance
Future cities: asserting public governance Open
The smart city has become a main prism through which urban futures are viewed. With it comes the promise of big data technology enabling more resource-efficient urban systems and improved governance. Increasingly, however, this technocentr…
View article: Explaining city branding practices in China's three mega-city regions: The role of ecological modernization
Explaining city branding practices in China's three mega-city regions: The role of ecological modernization Open
As global cities, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing operate in international economic networks; however, they are also each firmly embedded within a regional context and are surrounded by less populous and less internationally recognized nei…
View article: Smart Eco-CityDevelopment in Europe and China: Opportunities, Drivers and Challenges
Smart Eco-CityDevelopment in Europe and China: Opportunities, Drivers and Challenges Open
The policy pointers presented in this report are the result of a three-year (2015-18) research project led by Federico Caprotti at the University of Exeter. The project, Smart Eco-Cities for a Green Economy: A Comparative Analysis of Europ…
View article: Smart Cities: Towards a New Citizenship Regime? A Discourse Analysis of the British Smart City Standard
Smart Cities: Towards a New Citizenship Regime? A Discourse Analysis of the British Smart City Standard Open
Growing practice interest in smart cities has led to calls for a less technology-oriented and more citizen-centric approach. In response, this article investigates the citizenship mode promulgated by the smart city standard of the British …
View article: The smart city and its publics: insights from across six UK cities
The smart city and its publics: insights from across six UK cities Open
In response to policy-makers’ increasing claims to prioritise ‘people’ in smart city development, we explore the publicness of emerging practices across six UK cities: Bristol, Glasgow, London, Manchester, Milton Keynes, and Peterborough. …
View article: The New Urban Agenda: key opportunities and challenges for policy and practice
The New Urban Agenda: key opportunities and challenges for policy and practice Open
The UN-HABITAT III conference held in Quito in late 2016 enshrined the first Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) with an exclusively urban focus. SDG 11, as it became known, aims to make cities more inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainabl…