Kitchin, Rob and Coletta, Claudio and Evans, Leighton and Heaphy, Liam and MacDonncha, Darach (2017) Smart cities, epistemic communities, advocacy coalitions and the 'last mile' problem. it - Information Technology, 59 (6). pp. 275-284. ISSN 1611-2776

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Abstract

We argue that the ideas, ideals and the rapid proliferation of smart city rhetoric and initiatives globally have been facilitated and promoted by three inter-related communities: (i) `urban technocrats'; (ii) a smart cities `epistemic community'; (iii) a wider `advocacy coalition'. We examine their roles and the multiscale formation, and why despite their influence they encounter a `last mile problem'; that is, smart city initiatives are yet to become fully mainstreamed. We illustrate this last mile problem through a discussion of plans to introduce smart lighting in Dublin.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Smart cities; epistemic community; advocacy coalition; technocrats; urban governance; city administration; smart lighting;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Geography
Item ID:	11589
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1515/itit-2017-0004
Depositing User:	Prof. Rob Kitchin
Date Deposited:	04 Nov 2019 14:29
Journal or Publication Title:	it - Information Technology
Publisher:	Walter de Gruyter
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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