Transforming City Governments for Successful Smart Cities

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rodríguez-Bolívar, Manuel Pedro (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Public Administration and Information Technology ; 8
• Subjects: Management.; Industrial management.; Public administration.; Regional economics.; Spatial economics.; Economics.; Public Administration.; Innovation/Technology Management.; Regional/Spatial Science.

There has been much attention paid to the idea of Smart Cities as researchers have sought to define and characterize the main aspects of the concept, including the role of creative industries in urban growth, the importance of social capital in urban development, and the role of urban sustainability...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Preface (by a well-known author on e-government)
• List of contributors
• List of reviewers
• Contents (Index)
• Introduction
• Part I. Theoretical Foundations of Smart Cities. Literature Review
• Part II. Dimensions of Smart Cities under the Governmental Context
• Part III. The incentives and role of Governments in promoting Smart Cities’ projects
• Part IV. Case studies on e-government projects to enhance Smart Cities’ development
• Conclusions and future research.