The Challenges for Smart Cities in the UK
Book chapter
Bennett, DR, Pérez-Bustamante Yábar, D and Medrano, ML (2016). The Challenges for Smart Cities in the UK. in: Peris-Ortiz, M, Bennett, D and Pérez-Bustamante Yábar, D (ed.) Sustainable Smart Cities: Creating Space for Technological, Social and Business Development Switzerland Springer.
Authors | Bennett, DR, Pérez-Bustamante Yábar, D and Medrano, ML |
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Editors | Peris-Ortiz, M, Bennett, D and Pérez-Bustamante Yábar, D |
Abstract | The rising interest in smart cities in the UK and Europe is in danger of sliding into a public/private debate. While the literature on smart cities is extensive, it is also confusing and often contradictory. Moreover, the technology advances that enable smart cities to develop advance far more quickly than does the academic analysis that follows. In this article we briefly summarize the literature in order to create a progress report for smart cities in the UK. We begin with a short review of the Smart Cities concept. 1. Critical political challenges--as opposed to technological—require involvement of highly placed political leaders, |
Keywords | Smart Cites |
Year | 2016 |
Book title | Sustainable Smart Cities: Creating Space for Technological, Social and Business Development |
Publisher | Springer |
Place of publication | Switzerland |
Series | Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management |
ISBN | 978-3-319-40894-1 |
Publication dates | |
22 Aug 2016 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 30 Aug 2016 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40895-8 |
Accepted author manuscript | License |
https://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/item/872qy
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