Smart Cities and Innovative Urban Technologies
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Contributions in this edited volume include theoretical developments as well as empirical analyses. This book will be of great use to various audiences including academics as well as practitioners, spatial developers, planners, and public administrators in order to increase understanding of the dynamics and factors effecting smart cities conceptual maturation and their physical emergence. Information generated in these chapters, particularly regarding the challenges and obstacles of smart cities and innovative urban technologies, are intended to be of benefit to the key local actors in making decision in their cities or/and peripheral locations.
This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Urban Technology.
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Tommi Inkinen is Professor and Research Director at the University of Turku, Finland. He is a current chairman of the International Geographical Union’s (IGU) Innovation, Information and Technology Commission and serves in editorial boards of several international journals.
Tan Yigitcanlar is Associate Professor at Queensland University of Technology, Australia. He also carries out an Honorary Professor role at the School of Technology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil, and the Founding Director positions of Urban Studies Lab, and Australia-Brazil Smart City Research and Practice Network.
Mark Wilson is Professor at School of Planning, Design and Construction, Michigan State University, USA. He is the director of the Planning, Design and Construction doctorate program. His research and teaching interests address urban planning, information technology, economic geography, public policy and non-profit organizations.
