This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent
chapters of this book. The book illustrates how urban innovation is being negotiated and …

This chapter introduces important concepts such as smart cities, innovation, technologies,
and “smartness” in government. It argues that a concept of smart city should be more than …

Smart Urbanism (SU)–the rebuilding of cities through the integration of digital technologies
with buildings, neighbourhoods, networked infrastructures and people–is being represented …

Drawing upon the smart experiences of" world class" cities in North America, Canada and
Europe, this book provides the evidence to show how entrepreneurship-based and market …

Concepts of 'smart'or 'intelligent'cities currently enjoy great popularity. They offer frameworks
for interpreting certain linkages between information and communication technology (ICT) …

Despite the ongoing discussion of the recent years, there is no agreed definition of a 'smart
city', while strategic planning in this field is still largely unexplored. Inspired by this, the …

The Routledge Companion to Smart Cities explores the question of what it means for a city
to be 'smart', raises some of the tensions emerging in smart city developments and considers …

Over the past two decades smart urban technologies have begun to form the backbone of
new and large “intelligent” infrastructures, particularly in the privileged corners of the …

This chapter explores to what extent smart city labelling can be understood as a new
variation of the 'entrepreneurial city', and counters this with speculation on what would be …

Many cities around the world are presently pursuing a smart cities agenda in which
networked ICTs are positioned and utilized to try to solve urban issues, drive local and …