Designing the Urban Smart Futures Agenda for Lancaster, UK
The smart city concept has garnered a lot of interest; however, it often falls short when it comes to providing clarity on the benefits it can offer. Discussing smartness in the context of cities and their inhabitants requires the involvement of a wide range of stakeholders in decision-making. Simil...
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| description | The smart city concept has garnered a lot of interest; however, it often falls short when it comes to providing clarity on the benefits it can offer. Discussing smartness in the context of cities and their inhabitants requires the involvement of a wide range of stakeholders in decision-making. Similarly, the decision-making process is often unclear and can lack integrity. For this reason, in this research, we clarify this process and establish a smart agenda for urban areas. Specifically, this study focusses on the existing research in truly smart cities (where liveability is at the heart of decision-making). The research team implemented the assessment model (SMART) during a facilitated workshop under COVID-19 restrictions. Taking societal, environmental, health, economic, and governance liveability perspectives into account, the results yielded a set of recommendations for designing the smart urban agenda, which can support cities that aspire to become smart. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4ba249f7f40b4722b3ffa974ecbd7c632024-12-27T14:57:25ZengMDPI AGUrban Science2413-88512024-10-018417410.3390/urbansci8040174Designing the Urban Smart Futures Agenda for Lancaster, UKMarianna Cavada0Nuri Kwon1Rachel Cooper2Manchester School of Architecture, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester Technology Centre, Oxford Road, Manchester M1 7ED, UKImagination Lancaster, LICA, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YW, UKImagination Lancaster, LICA, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YW, UKThe smart city concept has garnered a lot of interest; however, it often falls short when it comes to providing clarity on the benefits it can offer. Discussing smartness in the context of cities and their inhabitants requires the involvement of a wide range of stakeholders in decision-making. Similarly, the decision-making process is often unclear and can lack integrity. For this reason, in this research, we clarify this process and establish a smart agenda for urban areas. Specifically, this study focusses on the existing research in truly smart cities (where liveability is at the heart of decision-making). The research team implemented the assessment model (SMART) during a facilitated workshop under COVID-19 restrictions. Taking societal, environmental, health, economic, and governance liveability perspectives into account, the results yielded a set of recommendations for designing the smart urban agenda, which can support cities that aspire to become smart.https://www.mdpi.com/2413-8851/8/4/174smart citiesliveabilitygovernancedecision-making |
| spellingShingle | Marianna Cavada Nuri Kwon Rachel Cooper Designing the Urban Smart Futures Agenda for Lancaster, UK Urban Science smart cities liveability governance decision-making |
| title | Designing the Urban Smart Futures Agenda for Lancaster, UK |
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| title_fullStr | Designing the Urban Smart Futures Agenda for Lancaster, UK |
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| title_short | Designing the Urban Smart Futures Agenda for Lancaster, UK |
| title_sort | designing the urban smart futures agenda for lancaster uk |
| topic | smart cities liveability governance decision-making |
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