Abstract
This paper grounds the critique of the 'smart city' in its historical and geographical context. Adapting Brenner and Theodore's notion of 'actually existing neoliberalism', we suggest a greater attention be paid to the 'actually existing smart city', rather than the exceptional or paradigmatic smart cities of Songdo, Masdar and Living PlanIT Valley. Through a closer analysis of cases in Louisville and Philadelphia, we demonstrate the utility of understanding the material effects of these policies in actual cities around the world, with a particular focus on how and from where these policies have arisen, and how they have unevenly impacted the places that have adopted them.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 13-25 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2014 The Author.
Keywords
- data
- economic development
- governance
- smart cities
- urban studies
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Sociology and Political Science
- Economics and Econometrics