We have two newly published journal articles which draw on research from our smart eco-cities project. Both are available on open access. The first was co-authored by Linjun Xie, Andrew Flynn, May Tan-Mullins, Ali Cheshmehzangi, and appears in the journal Political Geography. It reviews the development of Chongming Eco-Island from a political ecology perspective. Download the article …
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New book: Inside Smart Cities
Inside Smart Cities, a new book edited by our project colleague Federico Caprotti along with Andrew Karvonen and Federico Cugurullo, is out today, published by Routledge. The book uses 23 empirically detailed case studies to provide real-world evidence on how local authorities, small and medium enterprises, corporations, utility providers and civil society groups are implementing …
Is Urban Sustainability Going Out of Fashion?
Simon Joss took part in a roundtable discussion at the AESOP Annual Congress in Gothenburg last week, exploring the rise of new urban development concepts and practices (smart cities, resilient cities, low carbon cities, etc), and where these leave the idea of sustainability. The interesting questions posed by convenor Jonathan Metzger included …
Future Cities: Three New Comment Pieces
Three of our team have contributed interrelated thought pieces on the future of our cities to the ‘Politics of an Urban Age’ collection in Palgrave Communications. Federico Caprotti proposes that human needs should be brought back to the centre of thinking and planning for the urban future. You can read it here. Simon Joss argues for …
Call for Abstracts: Special Issue on ‘Smart, the New Sustainable?’
We are currently inviting abstracts for a special issue of the journal Sustainability, on the theme of ‘Smart, the New Sustainable? The Smart City and Its Implications for Sustainable Urbanism’. This special issue will be guest edited by three members of our Holland and UK teams: Martin de Jong, Simon Joss and Federico Caprotti. Original research articles …
New Article on the British Smart City Standard
We’re proud to announce the publication of a new project article in the Journal of Urban Technology, co-authored by our team member Simon Joss. It explores the way that citizenship is framed in the new ‘smart city standard’ devised by the British Standards Institution. The article is available on open access. Abstract: Growing practice interest …
Spreading the Word Across Asia
28 June 2016 We’ve been sharing our thoughts far and wide during the last few weeks. During May, our team member Philipp Späth gave two lectures in China, at Tongji University (Shanghai), and the Swanport Café (Beijing), on the subject of ‘The Smart City in Germany? Reconsidering the Challenges of Sustainable Urban Development’ (德国智慧城市- 城市可持续发展挑战再考). …