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Smart Governance For Sustainable Cities

Findings from a Systematic Literature Review

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ID15318656
AuthorsZsuzsanna Tomor (Utrecht University, corresponding author), Albert Meijer (0009-0004-3329-9624, Utrecht University), Albert J Meijer (0000-0001-8532-7894, Institute on Governance), Agnes Michels (0000-0003-2672-6777, Utrecht University), Stan Geertman (0000-0002-8824-0484, Utrecht University)
Year2019
Volume26
Issue4
Pages3-27
Publication date2019-10-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Urban Technology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1063-0732 • E-ISSN: 1466-1853
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10630732.2019.1651178
OpenAlexW2982416327
LanguageEN
Citations received59
References cited96

This paper presents a systematic review of the literature on smart governance, defined as technology-enabled collaboration between citizens and local governments to advance sustainable development. The lack of empirical evidence on the positive outcomes of smart cities/smart governance motivated us to conduct this study. Our findings show that empirical evidence for the alleged sustainability benefits is sparse. In addition, the emerging picture is ambiguous in that it reports both positive and negative effects in respect to the sustainability achievements of smart governance. The study identifies contextual conditions of smart governance as crucial to understanding these mixed outcomes. Our paper points up the need for more empirical work and develops an agenda for researching the relationship between smart governance and sustainability outcomes

Business · Computer security · Corporate governance · Empirical evidence · Empirical research · Internet of Things · Political science · Public relations · Smart city · Sustainability · Sustainable development · Systematic review · Work (physics · Computer Science · E-Government and Public Services · Engineering · Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development · Smart Cities and Technologies

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