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How Do Smart Cities Impact on Sustainable Urban Growth and on Opportunities for Entrepreneurship? Evidence from Portugal: The Case of Águeda

In: New Paths of Entrepreneurship Development

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  • Gonçalo Santinha

    (University of Aveiro)

  • Ana Dias

    (University of Aveiro)

  • Mário Rodrigues

    (University of Aveiro)

  • Alexandra Queirós

    (University of Aveiro)

  • Carlos Rodrigues

    (University of Aveiro)

  • Nelson Pacheco Rocha

    (University of Aveiro)

Abstract

This chapter presents a case study that illustrates how the local structures of a developing medium-sized city in Portugal have been capable of, in times of public budget shortfalls, introducing structural changes based on the conceptualization of a smart city. Focusing on the case of Águeda, a city whose population is currently around 48 thousand inhabitants and whose economy is heavily based on manufacturing industries, with a predominance of micro-enterprises, the study explores how the concept of smart city has emerged and has been applied in a specific context and accordingly the extent to which public value has been generated.

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  • Gonçalo Santinha & Ana Dias & Mário Rodrigues & Alexandra Queirós & Carlos Rodrigues & Nelson Pacheco Rocha, 2019. "How Do Smart Cities Impact on Sustainable Urban Growth and on Opportunities for Entrepreneurship? Evidence from Portugal: The Case of Águeda," Studies on Entrepreneurship, Structural Change and Industrial Dynamics, in: Luísa Cagica Carvalho & Conceição Rego & Maria Raquel Lucas & M. Isabel Sánchez-Hernández & Adriana (ed.), New Paths of Entrepreneurship Development, pages 31-53, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:seschp:978-3-319-96032-6_3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-96032-6_3
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