‘Don’t call me resilient again!’: the New Urban Agenda as immunology … or … what happens when communities refuse to be vaccinated with ‘smart cities’ and indicators

Environment and Urbanization

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 89-102

  Kaika, Maria ^a  

^a Planning and International Development ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

conflict; dissensus; Habitat III; inclusiveness; indicators; New Urban Agenda; political ecology; resilience; safety; smart cities; social innovation; sustainability; Sustainable Development Goal 11

Indexed keywords

IMMUNE SYSTEM; INNOVATION; MODERNIZATION; SMART CITY; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VACCINATION;

EID: 85019022850     PISSN: 09562478     EISSN: 17460301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956247816684763     Document Type: Article

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