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One size does not fit all: Framing smart city policy narratives within regional socio-economic contexts in Brussels and Wallonia
Esposito, Giovanni; Clement, Jessica; Mora, Luca et al.
2021In Cities, 118
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Keywords :
Smart city policies; Narrative Policy Framework; Regional governments; soico-economic contexts
Abstract :
[en] Smart city initiatives are increasingly dominating urban policy scripts worldwide, and their diffusion is centered upon different regional strategies. Adopting the Narrative Policy Framework as methodological basis, this article examines the smart city strategies developed by the Wallonia and Brussels-capital regions during the 2014–2019 period. Moving away from corporate-led deterministic models of smart city development, it shows that there is no one-size-fit-all approach to smart urbanism. Regional governments attribute different meanings to urban innovation and formulate place-based strategies of smart city development in relation to their socio-economic contexts, seeking to advance technological solutions to what they perceive as the most pressing problems of their territories and populaces.
Disciplines :
Political science, public administration & international relations
Law, criminology & political science: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Strategy & innovation
Author, co-author :
Esposito, Giovanni ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC Liège : UER > UER Management : Sustainable Strategy
Clement, Jessica  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC Liège : UER > UER Management : Sustainable Strategy
Mora, Luca;  Edinburgh Napier University > The Business School
Crutzen, Nathalie  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC Liège : UER > UER Management : Sustainable Strategy
Language :
English
Title :
One size does not fit all: Framing smart city policy narratives within regional socio-economic contexts in Brussels and Wallonia
Publication date :
November 2021
Journal title :
Cities
ISSN :
0264-2751
eISSN :
1873-6084
Publisher :
Elsevier, United Kingdom
Volume :
118
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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