Past, present, future: Engagement with sustainable urban development through 35 city labels in the scientific literature 1990–2019

Schraven, Daan; Joss, Simon; Jong, Martin de

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.125924

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“…The transition towards sustainable cities is being enabled by the rapid evolution of 'smart city' technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), ecological infrastructure, and alternative energy [69][70][71][72]. There is a temptation to think that technology is a panacea for solving wicked problems, and scholars have critiqued the ontological roots of the smart city movement from critical science and technology studies (STS) and broader humanities, arts and social sciences (HASS) disciplines [1,[73][74][75][76][77][78].…”

Section: Sustainable Smart Citiesmentioning

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Towards a More-than-Human Approach to Smart and Sustainable Urban Development: Designing for Multispecies Justice

2022

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The term ‘sustainability’ has become an overused umbrella term that encompasses a range of climate actions and environmental infrastructure investments; however, there is still an urgent need for transformative reform work. Scholars of urban studies have made compelling cases for a more-than-human conceptualisation of urban and environmental planning and also share a common interest in translating theory into practical approaches and implications that recognise (i) our ecological entanglements with planetary systems and (ii) the urgent need for multispecies justice in the reconceptualisation of genuinely sustainable cities. More-than-human sensibility draws on a range of disciplines and encompasses conventional and non-conventional research methods and design approaches. In this article, we offer a horizon scan type of review of key posthuman and more-than-human literature sources at the intersection of urban studies and environmental humanities. The aim of this review is to (i) contribute to the emerging discourse that is starting to operationalise a more-than-human approach to smart and sustainable urban development, and; (ii) to articulate a nascent framework for more-than-human spatial planning policy and practice.

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Section: Sustainable Smart Citiesmentioning

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Towards a More-than-Human Approach to Smart and Sustainable Urban Development: Designing for Multispecies Justice

2022

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“…Through the graph in Figure 6, it can be seen that technology is not the only factor in a smart city. Technology helps achieve social, environmental, economic, and cultural progress [45,[70][71][72][73], but there are other factors that contribute to the implementation of smart cities. In particular, citizens play an important role [9,25].…”

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Innovation Trajectories for a Society 5.0

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Big Data, the Internet of Things, and robotic and augmented realities are just some of the technologies that belong to Industry 4.0. These technologies improve working conditions and increase productivity and the quality of industry production. However, they can also improve life and society as a whole. A new perspective is oriented towards social well-being and it is called Society 5.0. Industry 4.0 supports the transition to the new society, but other drivers are also needed. To guide the transition, it is necessary to identify the enabling factors that integrate Industry 4.0. A conceptual framework was developed in which these factors were identified through a literature review and the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) methodology. Furthermore, the way in which they relate was evaluated with the help of the interpretive structural modeling (ISM) methodology. The proposed framework fills a research gap, which has not yet consolidated a strategy that includes all aspects of Society 5.0. As a result, the main driver, in addition to technology, is international politics.

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“…SUD can interact with a wide range of other urban policy agendas [36]. This part of the review focuses of the interaction between SUD and AFCC.…”

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Achieving Sustainable Urban Development with an Ageing Population: An “Age-Friendly City and Community” Approach

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The ageing population tends to be seen as a burden of cities’ future development. Thus, the public funds for older residents’ wellbeing are at risk of being cut back under the economic austerity due to the prevalent neoliberalism policy atmosphere. However, some cities set good examples to turn their older citizens into active contributors to sustainable urban development (SUD) by developing age-friendly cities and communities (AFCC). Taking Hong Kong as an example, this study aims to raise a strategy for policymakers, especially at the municipal level, to incorporate the concept of AFCC in SUD. Data were retrieved for our analysis from a published report of the Hong Kong Public Policy Research Fund project. A total of 15 AFCC and SUD policy factors were identified by using factor analysis. The correlations between these policy factors were evaluated and visualised in a synergetic effect network. According to the network, this study indicates that developing the silver hair market can be a suitable entry point to realise SUD by adopting an AFCC development. Isolation prevention, social sustainability and low-energy-consumption development are the supportive policy factors for the silver hair market. Specifically, respect, discrimination prevention, communication and information, age-friendly facilities, environmental safety and public transportation accessibility are five AFCC policy factors incorporated in the policy integration to enhance older residents’ wellbeing further. This study is an innovative attempt to develop a comprehensive model for the synergy between sustainable urban development and an age-friendly city and community using a correlation network. This study also provides a reference for other city governments to respond to population ageing positively.

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Past, present, future: Engagement with sustainable urban development through 35 city labels in the scientific literature 1990–2019

Cited by 47 publications

References 52 publications

Towards a More-than-Human Approach to Smart and Sustainable Urban Development: Designing for Multispecies Justice

Towards a More-than-Human Approach to Smart and Sustainable Urban Development: Designing for Multispecies Justice

Innovation Trajectories for a Society 5.0

Achieving Sustainable Urban Development with an Ageing Population: An “Age-Friendly City and Community” Approach

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