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Title:
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THE SMART CITY AS A SOCIAL POLICY ACTOR |
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Author(s):
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Diogo Miguel Mendes Correia and José Eduardo Silva Abreu Lopes Feio |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8704-19-1 |
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Editors:
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Piet Kommers and Guo Chao Peng |
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Year:
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2020 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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"Smart Inclusive Cities", "Social Policy", "Citizens", "Inclusion", "Intersectionality", "Welfare Regimes" |
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Type:
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Short |
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First Page:
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236 |
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Last Page:
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240 |
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Language:
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English |
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Cover:
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Smart City literature has started focusing on new technologies that are being developed to improve cities' inner
processes. Nowadays, it moved into considerations of the role of citizens in these improvements and ways to adapt new
technologies to fit their needs. Smart Cities are, therefore expanding. It can be noted both in numbers and in scope. For
the former, investment and interest in the topic has been growing as more and more cities aim to be considered "smart".
For the latter, with more and more technological developments, the possibilities for the areas in which cities can be
"smart" has increased. This has led to Smart Cities increase in the scope of action. Social participation and inclusion are
taken in consideration, creating the Smart Inclusive City. Moreover, this article argues that Smart Cities are emerging as
new social policy actors. Concepts from the social policy literature such as welfare regimes, intersectionality, and gender
mainstreaming become relevant to Smart City scholars. |
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