Thinking about smart cities: The travels of a policy idea that promises a great deal, but so far has delivered modest results

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2016, Pages

  Glasmeier, Amy K ^a   Nebiolo, Molly ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Smart city; Sustainability; Urban development

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INVESTMENT; SMART CITY; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN POLICY;

EID: 85000658053     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20711050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su8111122     Document Type: Article

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