From Smart Cities to Experimental Cities?

Calzada, Igor

From Smart Cities to Experimental Cities?

Calzada, I. (2018) From Smart Cities to Experimental Cities? In Vincenzo Mario Bruno Giorgino and Zachary David Walsh (eds), Co-Designing Economies in Transition: Radical Approaches in Dialogue with Contemplative Social Sciences. Cham: Springer International Publishing. 191-217. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-3

27 Pages Posted: 10 Feb 2018 Last revised: 18 Apr 2018

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Igor Calzada

Cardiff University, WISERD (Wales Institute for Social and Economic Research and Data); Basque Government - Basque Foundation for Science (IKERBASQUE); Ikerbasque Foundation UPV/EHU; University of the Basque Country

Date Written: January 3, 2018

Abstract

Calzada examines in this chapter the ways in which the hegemonic approach to the “smart city” is evolving into a new intervention category, called the “experimental city.” While this evolution presents some innovations, mainly regarding how smart citizens will be increasingly considered more as decision makers than data providers, likewise, some underlying issues arise, concerning the hidden side and ethical implications of the techno-politics of data and the urban commons. These issues engage with multi-stakeholders, particularly with the specific Penta Helix framework that brings together private sector, public sector, academia, civic society, and entrepreneurs. These innovations in urban life and its governance will inevitably bring us into debate about new potential models of business and society, concerning, for instance, the particular urban co-operative scheme employed.

Keywords: smart cities, smart citizens, experimental cities, penta helix, multistakeholders, social innovation, technopolitics, data, urban commons, data commons, urban co-operatives, co-operative platforms

JEL Classification: R, R28, R11, H

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Calzada, Igor and Calzada, Igor, From Smart Cities to Experimental Cities? (January 3, 2018). Calzada, I. (2018) From Smart Cities to Experimental Cities? In Vincenzo Mario Bruno Giorgino and Zachary David Walsh (eds), Co-Designing Economies in Transition: Radical Approaches in Dialogue with Contemplative Social Sciences. Cham: Springer International Publishing. 191-217. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-3, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3113865