Dr Andres Luque Ayala a.e.luque@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor
Smart urbanism is emerging at the intersection of visions for the future of urban places, new technologies and infrastructures. Smart urbanism discourses are deeply rooted in seductive and normative visions of the future where digital technology stands as the primary driver for change. Yet our understanding of the opportunities, challenges, and implications of smart urbanism is limited. Research in this field is in its infancy, fragmented along disciplinary lines and often based on single city case studies. As a result, we lack both the theoretical insight and empirical evidence required to assess the implications of this potentially transformative phenomenon. Given the significant implications of smart urbanism there is an urgent need to critically engage with why, how, for whom and with what consequences smart urbanism is emerging in different urban contexts. The aim of this review is to unpack the different logics and rationales behind smart urbanism discourses and proposals, and in this way understand the ways by which imaginaries of urban futures are currently being constructed, along with their socio-technical and political implications for future research priorities.
Luque-Ayala, A., & Marvin, S. (2015). Developing a Critical Understanding of Smart Urbanism?. Urban Studies, 52(12), 2105-2116. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098015577319
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Feb 1, 2015 |
Online Publication Date | Mar 23, 2015 |
Publication Date | Sep 1, 2015 |
Deposit Date | Feb 20, 2015 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 24, 2015 |
Journal | Urban Studies |
Print ISSN | 0042-0980 |
Electronic ISSN | 1360-063X |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 52 |
Issue | 12 |
Pages | 2105-2116 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098015577319 |
Keywords | Cities, Critical, Digital, Smart urbanism. |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1445284 |
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Luque-Ayala, A. & Marvin, S. (2015). Developing a Critical Understanding of Smart Urbanism? Urban Studies 52(12): 2105-2116. Copyright © 2015 Urban Studies Journal Limited. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications.
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