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Smart cities, epistemic communities, advocacy coalitions and the `last mile' problem
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Abstract
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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. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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It information technology : it+ti informationstechnik und technische informatik. - München : Technische Universität München, 2003
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Publication
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München : Technische Universität München
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2017
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ISSN
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1611-2776
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DOI
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10.1515/ITIT-2017-0004
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Volume/pages
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59
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(2017)
, p. 275-284
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ISI
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000416925400003
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Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
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