Smart cities from scratch? A socio-technical perspective

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 43-60

  Carvalho, Luís ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

learning; smart city; societal embedding; socio technical transitions; strategic niche management; transition management

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; LEARNING; MANAGEMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN SOCIETY;

INCHEON [SOUTH KOREA]; PORTO [PORTO (DST)]; PORTO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; SONGDO; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 84934756805     PISSN: 17521378     EISSN: 17521386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cjres/rsu010     Document Type: Review

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