Emeritus Professor of City Leadership Robin Hambleton Robin.Hambleton@uwe.ac.uk
From smart cities to wise cities
Hambleton, Robin
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Abstract
Global spending on so-called 'smart cities' initiatives, already soaring upwards, was given a rocket boost by the COVID-19 pandemic. This article examines this trend and poses the question: Are smart cities delivering what we want? The meaning of smart cities is revisited and three digital danger zones are identified: 1) The invasion of personal privacy; 2) The failure of smart cities efforts to enhance urban democracy; and 3) The growing digital divide that is now growing rapidly between those who can access to digital technologies and those who, for a variety of reasons are excluded. The case is made for moving beyond 'smart cities' thinking to embrace the co-creation of 'wise cities' - meaning cities with democratically accountable and inclusive governments exercising wise judgements relating to public policy.
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Hambleton, R. (2021). From smart cities to wise cities. IET Smart Cities, 3(2), 53-55. https://doi.org/10.1049/smc2.12012
Journal Article Type | Editorial |
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Acceptance Date | May 20, 2021 |
Online Publication Date | Jun 17, 2021 |
Publication Date | Jun 17, 2021 |
Deposit Date | Dec 28, 2021 |
Publicly Available Date | Jan 4, 2022 |
Journal | IET Smart Cities |
Electronic ISSN | 2631-7680 |
Publisher | Wiley Open Access |
Peer Reviewed | Not Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 3 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 53-55 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1049/smc2.12012 |
Keywords | smart cities; wise cities |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/8474884 |
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