Citizens in the 'Smart City': Participation, Co-production, Governance - Paperback

by Paolo Cardullo (Author)

This book critically examines 'smart city' discourse in terms of governance initiatives, citizen participation and policies which place emphasis on the 'citizen' as an active recipient and co-producer of technological solutions to urban problems.

Author Biography

Paolo Cardullo is Senior Researcher at IN3 (Internet Interdisciplinary Institute), Universitat Oberta de Catalunya in Barcelona, where he was awarded the Beatriu de Pinós scholarship in 2019. His research interests are in urban geography, smart cities, and urban governance. His previously published titles with Routledge are Gentrification in the Mesh?, 2017 and Sniffing the City, 2014.