Critical Aspects of a Smart City

Critical Aspects of a Smart City

<p class="14AbstracttekstasAbstract"><span lang="EN-GB">The aim of this article is to discuss the concept of the Smart City and to name the critical aspects of the phenomenon. Presumption is made in the article that the Smart City concept first of all is not a new par...

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Main Author: Matas Šiupšinskas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University 2014-05-01
Series:Mokslas: Lietuvos Ateitis
Subjects:
smart city, intelligent city, innovations, ITC and city planning, utopia.
Online Access:http://www.mla.vgtu.lt/index.php/mla/article/view/655
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spelling doaj-684782f009e5403b8b8a6419310e3a012021-05-02T20:58:34ZengVilnius Gediminas Technical UniversityMokslas: Lietuvos Ateitis2029-23412029-22522014-05-016310.3846/mla.2014.045632Critical Aspects of a Smart CityMatas Šiupšinskas<p class="14AbstracttekstasAbstract"><span lang="EN-GB">The aim of this article is to discuss the concept of the Smart City and to name the critical aspects of the phenomenon. Presumption is made in the article that the Smart City concept first of all is not a new paradigm of future city development, but rather a marketing strategy, which uses the rhetorics of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) industry. It is recognized in the article that utopian thinking and an aim to radically transform city environment are quite common among the Smart City proposals.</span></p>http://www.mla.vgtu.lt/index.php/mla/article/view/655smart city, intelligent city, innovations, ITC and city planning, utopia.
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Critical Aspects of a Smart City
Mokslas: Lietuvos Ateitis
smart city, intelligent city, innovations, ITC and city planning, utopia.
author_facet Matas Šiupšinskas
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title Critical Aspects of a Smart City
title_short Critical Aspects of a Smart City
title_full Critical Aspects of a Smart City
title_fullStr Critical Aspects of a Smart City
title_full_unstemmed Critical Aspects of a Smart City
title_sort critical aspects of a smart city
publisher Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
series Mokslas: Lietuvos Ateitis
issn 2029-2341
2029-2252
publishDate 2014-05-01
description <p class="14AbstracttekstasAbstract"><span lang="EN-GB">The aim of this article is to discuss the concept of the Smart City and to name the critical aspects of the phenomenon. Presumption is made in the article that the Smart City concept first of all is not a new paradigm of future city development, but rather a marketing strategy, which uses the rhetorics of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) industry. It is recognized in the article that utopian thinking and an aim to radically transform city environment are quite common among the Smart City proposals.</span></p>
topic smart city, intelligent city, innovations, ITC and city planning, utopia.
url http://www.mla.vgtu.lt/index.php/mla/article/view/655
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