How smart is smart? Theoretical and empirical considerations on implementing smart city objectives – a case study of Dutch railway station areas

Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 422-439

  de Wijs, Lisanne ^a   Witte, Patrick ^a   Geertman, Stan ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Q methodology; railway station areas; smart city; smart governance; stakeholders

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; METHODOLOGY; RAILWAY; REDEVELOPMENT; SMART CITY; STAKEHOLDER; URBAN REGION;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84978533760     PISSN: 13511610     EISSN: 14698412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13511610.2016.1201758     Document Type: Article

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