
Lorena Melgaço
Associate senior lecturer

From 'digital' to 'smart': upgrading the city
Author
Summary, in English
In this paper we seek to reflect on the way in which 'digital cities' later re-emerge as 'smart cities' (both in terms of the approaches and also the actual cities) and what lessons can be learned about the role of ICTs in how they shape urban space. We will focus on looking at how the lack of understanding of the city as a 'place' is often a common factor in the lack of longevity in 'digital city' initiatives and discuss the corresponding implications for the emergence of 'smart cities'. We draw on a study of the city of Bristol, UK in order to look at the variety of initiatives that took Bristol from a 1990's digital city to the current 'smart' projects. We conclude by reflecting on what can be learnt from the lessons of the failed Digital City projects of 1990's and discuss the role that placemaking could play in the development of socially and spatially sustainable smart cities.
Publishing year
2016
Language
English
Pages
1-4
Publication/Series
MAB: Proceedings of the 3rd Conference on Media Architecture Biennale
Document type
Conference paper
Topic
- Human Geography
Keywords
- Urbanism
- placemaking
- Infrastructure
- Smart
- Digital
- city
- ICTs
Status
Published