Smart cities, epistemic communities, advocacy coalitions and the 'last mile' problem
| dc.contributor.author | Kitchin, Rob | |
| dc.contributor.author | Coletta, Claudio | |
| dc.contributor.author | Evans, Leighton | |
| dc.contributor.author | Heaphy, Liam | |
| dc.contributor.author | MacDonncha, Darach | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-01-23T10:14:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-01-23T10:14:18Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.description.abstract | We argue that the ideas, ideals and the rapid proliferation of smart city rhetoric and initiatives globally have been facilitated and promoted by three inter-related communities: (i) `urban technocrats'; (ii) a smart cities `epistemic community'; (iii) a wider `advocacy coalition'. We examine their roles and the multiscale formation, and why despite their influence they encounter a `last mile problem'; that is, smart city initiatives are yet to become fully mainstreamed. We illustrate this last mile problem through a discussion of plans to introduce smart lighting in Dublin. | en |
| dc.identifier.pissn | 1611-2776 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dl.gi.de/handle/20.500.12116/14922 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | De Gruyter | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | it - Information Technology: Vol. 59, No. 6 | |
| dc.subject | Smart cities | |
| dc.subject | epistemic community | |
| dc.subject | advocacy coalition | |
| dc.subject | technocrats | |
| dc.subject | urban governance | |
| dc.subject | city administration | |
| dc.subject | smart lighting | |
| dc.title | Smart cities, epistemic communities, advocacy coalitions and the 'last mile' problem | en |
| dc.type | Text/Journal Article | |
| gi.citation.endPage | 284 | |
| gi.citation.publisherPlace | Berlin | |
| gi.citation.startPage | 275 | |
| gi.conference.sessiontitle | Thematic Issue: Urban Informatics |