Introduction: Thinking through the politics of the smart city

Urban Geography

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 485-493

  Wiig, Alan ^a   Wyly, Elvin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 84974566693     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02723638.2016.1178479     Document Type: Editorial

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