Smart cities have become an influential concept in urban development. Smart cities and
their applications aim to maintain a high quality of life by using smart technologies and …

With the rapid development of human society, the urbanization of the world's population is
also progressing rapidly. Urbanization has brought many challenges and problems to the …

This paper argues for a specific urban planning perspective on smart governance that we
call “smart urban governance,” which represents a move away from the technocratic way of …

Activity generated around smart energy transitions risks undermining a basic spatial
planning principle: create better places for inhabitants. The possibilities unleashed by …

This paper provides an analytical framework capable of critically analysing the currently
hegemonic phenomenon of smart cities in the contemporary metropolis, particularly …

This study analyzes public perceptions about the impact of 'smart cities' programs on
governance and quality-of-life. With smart city scholarship focusing primarily on technical …

With increasing public–private partnership and international cooperation in smart city
development across the Global South, Chinese firms are poised to take advantage of …

Once the muse of oracles and soothsayers, global systemic instability is now increasingly
plausible given the convergence of wicked, synchronous, and interconnected problems like …

The Corona pandemic has led to the increased use of online tools throughout society,
whether in business, education, or daily life. This shift to an online society has led social …

This study investigated the enablers and inhibitors of smart city technology adoption using a
citizen-centered approach. We proposed a dual-factor theoretical framework based on …