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Pathways to the Making of Prosperous Smart Cities: An Exploratory Study on the Best Practice

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  • Kevin C. Desouza
  • Michael Hunter
  • Benoy Jacob
  • Tan Yigitcanlar

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In this paper, we examine the understudied issue of the pathways to smart cities. While the extant literature on smart cities offers several insights into what smart cities are, with a few notable exceptions, it has less to say about how they come to be. With this latter question in mind, we identify three pathways to smart cities: (1) a greenfield development pathway, (2) a neighborhood development pathway, and (3) a platform-oriented platform. Drawing on nine different case studies, we offer some insights into the way in which each of these pathways is, more or less, able to realize the desired smart-city objectives. While exploratory in nature, the study offers unique insights into the pathways to smart cities as well as areas for future research.

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  • Kevin C. Desouza & Michael Hunter & Benoy Jacob & Tan Yigitcanlar, 2020. "Pathways to the Making of Prosperous Smart Cities: An Exploratory Study on the Best Practice," Journal of Urban Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 27(3), pages 3-32, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cjutxx:v:27:y:2020:i:3:p:3-32
    DOI: 10.1080/10630732.2020.1807251
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    1. Tan Yigitcanlar & Federico Cugurullo, 2020. "The Sustainability of Artificial Intelligence: An Urbanistic Viewpoint from the Lens of Smart and Sustainable Cities," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(20), pages 1-24, October.
    2. Ana Cristina Fachinelli & Tan Yigitcanlar & Jamile Sabatini-Marques & Tatiana Tucunduva Philippi Cortese & Debora Sotto & Bianca Libardi, 2023. "Urban Smartness and City Performance: Identifying Brazilian Smart Cities through a Novel Approach," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(13), pages 1-24, June.
    3. Seng Boon Lim & Jalaluddin Abdul Malek & Md Farabi Yussoff Md Yussoff & Tan Yigitcanlar, 2021. "Understanding and Acceptance of Smart City Policies: Practitioners’ Perspectives on the Malaysian Smart City Framework," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(17), pages 1-31, August.
    4. Nancy Micozzi & Tan Yigitcanlar, 2022. "Understanding Smart City Policy: Insights from the Strategy Documents of 52 Local Governments," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(16), pages 1-26, August.
    5. Zhen Liu & Ziyuan Chi & Mohamed Osmani & Peter Demian, 2021. "Blockchain and Building Information Management (BIM) for Sustainable Building Development within the Context of Smart Cities," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(4), pages 1-17, February.
    6. Jeonghee Choi & Gunwoo Kim, 2022. "History of Seoul’s Parks and Green Space Policies: Focusing on Policy Changes in Urban Development," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(4), pages 1-28, March.
    7. Clement, Dr. Jessica & Crutzen, Prof. Nathalie, 2021. "How Local Policy Priorities Set the Smart City Agenda," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 171(C).
    8. Michael G. Hunter & Alessandro Soro & Ross A. Brown & Joel Harman & Tan Yigitcanlar, 2022. "Augmenting Community Engagement in City 4.0: Considerations for Digital Agency in Urban Public Space," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(16), pages 1-25, August.

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