Sustainable Smart City Transitions: Theoretical Foundations, Sociotechnical Assemblage and Governance Mechanisms

This book explores the theoretical foundations, sociotechnical assemblage, and governance mechanisms of sustainable smart city transitions, drawing on empirical evidence from existing research. It proposes a sustainable smart city transition theory and investigates the planning and implementation of strategies and projects in different empirical settings. It is a valuable resource for academic and practitioner audiences, policy makers, and smart city industry representatives.

Format: Hardback
Length: 308 pages
Publication date: 24 February 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book delves into the intricate theoretical underpinnings, sociotechnical assemblage, and governance mechanisms of sustainable smart city transitions. By drawing on a wealth of empirical evidence derived from existing smart city research, the book establishes a foundational theory of sustainable smart city transitions, seamlessly bridging the fields of smart city development studies, transition management, system innovation research, human geography, spatial planning, and critical urban scholarship. This interdisciplinary theoretical framework provides a detailed account of how smart city transitions unfold and offers guidance on how they should be conceptualized, planned, and implemented to achieve sustainable outcomes.

To further enrich the proposed theory, the book conducts in-depth investigations into the planning and implementation of smart city transition strategies and projects across diverse empirical settings, considering various dimensions of change and analytical elements. The focus shifts from the sociotechnical requirements of citywide transition pathways to the development of sector-specific smart city projects and technological innovations, particularly in the domains of urban mobility and urban governance.

This book serves as a valuable resource for academic scholars, practitioners, policy makers, and stakeholders in the smart city industry. The chapters included herein were originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Urban Technology, further testament to the book's academic rigor and relevance.

Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032071633