Who governs 4.0? Varieties of smart cities
Eliška Drápalová, Kai Wegrich
Abstract
Research on smart cities is still at an early stage. The conjecture of this article is that smart city strategies and their impacts will inevitably vary across contexts; however, the debate still lacks an analytical toolkit that guides the exploration of such varieties (and similarities) of smart cities. Combining existing research on the governance of smart cities with theories of business–state relations from political economy, this article develops an analytical framework and typology that captures varieties (and similarities) of smart city policies and governance. We apply this framework to four illustrative cases: Prague, Barcelona, Berlin, and Rio de Janeiro.
Topics & Concepts
TypologySmart cityCorporate governancePoliticsRegional scienceState (computer science)Economic systemPolitical scienceEconomyEconomic geographySociologyPublic administrationGeographyEconomicsComputer scienceManagementComputer securityInternet of ThingsLawAlgorithmAnthropologySmart Cities and TechnologiesHuman Mobility and Location-Based AnalysisE-Government and Public Services