Smart City; citizen participation; operational perspective; Smart City definitions; selection of participants
Abstract :
[en] This paper explores the relatively new phenomenon of citizen participation in the Smart City context. We present a case study comparative analysis of two participatory approaches implemented in two European Smart Cities. Each of those operational perspectives is studied in view of the theoretical concepts conveyed by the scientific state of the art, this way highlighting similarities and gaps between theory and practice. The results are focused on the various existing
interpretations of the “citizen participation” and the “Smart City” definitions, and on the different selection processes applied in both cases to recruit the participating citizens. The article closes with a discussion about key elements to keep in mind when implementing a bottom-up participative approach in the context of a Smart City.
Research center :
LUCID
Disciplines :
Architecture
Author, co-author :
Schelings, Clémentine ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > Composition architecturale
Elsen, Catherine ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > Composition architecturale
Language :
English
Title :
The “Bottom-up Smart City”: Filling the Gap Between Theory and Practice
Publication date :
July 2018
Event name :
The Seventh International Conference on Smart Cities, Systems, Devices and Technologies SMART 2018
Event organizer :
IARIA
Event place :
Barcelone, Spain
Event date :
du 22 au 26 juillet 2018
Audience :
International
Main work title :
Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Smart Cities, Systems, Devices and Technologies
Pages :
54-60
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
Name of the research project :
Wal-e-Cities
Funders :
FEDER - Fonds Européen de Développement Régional [BE]
