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Smart Cities, Smart US: International Models

In: Learning from the World

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  • Nashid Nabian

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As I write this chapter, “smart cities” are mushrooming all around the world, mostly in Asia and the Middle East. Smart cities are those where urban performance is measured against a city’s hard infrastructure and its attention to the environment;1 the accessibility to, and use of, information and communication technologies (ICTs), both for the urban population and the public administration,2 as well as its human and social capital. It is estimated that smart cities offer a US$13 billion market opportunity over the next three to five years, compelling major technology companies to compete against each other in the global market to work on high-tech solutions to urban problems.3 While much of the technology is provided by American companies, American cities have fallen behind in this global race for “smarting up.” I believe that this is a missed opportunity, and in this chapter I would like to speculate on ways in which American cities can step up to the challenge and join the trend from overseas.

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  • Nashid Nabian, 2014. "Smart Cities, Smart US: International Models," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Joe Colombano & Aniket Shah (ed.), Learning from the World, chapter 10, pages 130-141, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-37213-0_10
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137372130_10
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