Global firms and smart technologies: IBM and the reduction of cities

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 562-574

  Mcneill, Donald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Global corporations; IBM; Smart cities; Urban governance; Urban policy; Urban technology

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; POLICY MAKING; SMART CITY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY;

COREGONUS ARTEDI;

EID: 84941730917     PISSN: 00202754     EISSN: 14755661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tran.12098     Document Type: Article

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