Article
Designing the Smart City: A Programmatic Approach to Inclusive Innovation in Atlanta
ATLS: Atlanta Studies
(2017)
Abstract
Stories about smart cities have captured the attention of popular audiences and academics alike in the past few years. “Smart cities” have a dynamic definition but generally refer to the integration of information and communications technologies (including the “internet of things”) with basic infrastructure ranging from energy grids and transportation networks to water and waste management systems. Autonomous vehicles – driverless cars, trucks, and buses – have proven particularly fascinating as car manufacturers and high tech companiescompete to get their technology to market and local, state, and national governments race to get the rules and regulations right. In recent weeks, increased media coverage in Atlanta has drawn attention to Atlanta’s own role in the smart cities story, focusing in particular on test deployments of technologies like autonomous vehicles and sophisticated sensor networks intended to optimize transportation systems or increase public safety.1
Keywords
- smart cities,
- urban innovation,
- technology policy,
- urban policy
Disciplines
Publication Date
September, 2017
DOI
doi.org/10.18737/atls20170919
Citation Information
Jennifer Clark. "Designing the Smart City: A Programmatic Approach to Inclusive Innovation in Atlanta" ATLS: Atlanta Studies (2017) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jennifer_j_clark/59/