Streets perform a number of important functions and have a wide range of activities
performed in them. There is a small but growing focus on streets as a more generalisable …

Shopping streets are the lifeblood of rural towns performing a number of important
economic, social, and environmental functions. Streets represent a public realm that is …

Much of our thinking around technology and the city is based around polarising paradigms.
These tend to move between two different approaches; the technocratic and the social. On …

This paper presents a critical review of the literature on smart cities informed by a
sociotechnical perspective that views 'smart city development'as a dynamic change process …

This study examines motivations, definitions, methods and challenges of evaluating the
social impacts of smart city technologies and services. It outlines concepts of social impact …

The smart city term has been widely used for a number of years and many pilot projects and
limited scale, sector independent initiatives have been progressed, but comprehensive, long …

The complexity of urban challenges obliges us to seek smarter paths for urban development
and increase our awareness of urban dynamics in a more holistic manner. Stemming from …

The smart city concept has existed for decades now. It was presented as a response to help
cities cope with challenges they were facing such as rapid urbanization, climate change …

As the world continues to urbanise, cities face increasing pressure to become more
sustainable, efficient and livable. Sustainable smart cities are emerging as a promising …

Digital and Smart Cities presents an overview of how technologies shape our cities. There is
a growing awareness in the fields of design and architecture of the need to address the way …