Crafting smart cities in the gulf region: A comparison of masdar and lusail

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dc.contributor.author Tok,E.
dc.contributor.author McSparren,J.J.
dc.contributor.author Merekhi,M.A.
dc.contributor.author Elghaish,H.
dc.contributor.author Ali,F.M.
dc.date.accessioned 2024-09-11T07:42:24Z
dc.date.available 2024-09-11T07:42:24Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.department Okan University en_US
dc.department-temp Tok E., Department of Political Science and Department of Social Work, Carleton University, Canada, Department of Political Science and Department of Social Work, Koc University, Canada, Department of Political Science and Department of Social Work, Okan University, Canada, Faculty of Islamic Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar; McSparren J.J., John W. McCormack School of Policy and Global Studies, University of Massachusetts, Boston, United States; Merekhi M.A., Qatar Foundation, Qatar, Faculty of Islamic Studies, Public Policy in Islam Program, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar; Elghaish H., Dental College, Alexandria University, Egypt; Ali F.M., Department of International Affairs, Qatar University, Qatar en_US
dc.description.abstract This chapter looks at these trajectories by specifically focusing on the interstices of smart cities and competitiveness through the role played by communication technologies. An initial question to tackle pertains to the definition of a smart city, as this concept is used in diverse ways in the literature. Transforming the cities into smart ones is a newly emerging strategy to deal with the problems created by the urban population growth and rapid urbanization. Smart city is often defined as an icon of a sustainable and livable city. Why are Gulf countries investing in smart cities? Is the emergence of smart cities a mere reflection or neoliberal urbanization or are there other dynamics that we need to take into consideration? This chapter attempts to convey the message that smart cities are crucial means of building social capital and also attaining better governance mechanisms in the Gulf. © 2015, IGI Global. All rights reserved. en_US
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dc.identifier.doi 10.4018/978-1-4666-8205-4.ch020
dc.identifier.endpage 460 en_US
dc.identifier.isbn 978-146668206-1
dc.identifier.isbn 1466682051
dc.identifier.isbn 978-146668205-4
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dc.identifier.startpage 448 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8205-4.ch020
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14517/6262
dc.language.iso en
dc.publisher IGI Global en_US
dc.relation.ispartof Handbook of Research on Digital Media and Creative Technologies en_US
dc.relation.publicationcategory Kitap Bölümü - Uluslararası en_US
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess en_US
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dc.title Crafting smart cities in the gulf region: A comparison of masdar and lusail en_US
dc.type Book Part en_US

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