UK smart cities present and future: An analysis of British smart cities through current and emerging technologies and practices [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
This paper is premised upon an analysis of 26 cities within the UK regarding their smart city projects. Each city was analyzed through news articles, reports and policy documents to ascertain the level of each city’s development as a smart city. Each was coded by separating the projects into five ty...
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| description | This paper is premised upon an analysis of 26 cities within the UK regarding their smart city projects. Each city was analyzed through news articles, reports and policy documents to ascertain the level of each city’s development as a smart city. Each was coded by separating the projects into five types, which were ranked on a scale from 0 (no plans for use) to 5 (project type in use). The most common types are the provision of open data and the creation of business ecosystems as the primary driver of the smart city. However, many councils and enterprises proclaim smartness before the technology is actually in use, making it difficult to separate what is utilised and what is under development. Therefore, this paper further carried out an analysis of 20 cities and their intended plans to usher in the smart city, to observe the expected emergence of smart city technology. This was achieved by interrogating various roadmaps and policy documents produced by the respective cities. It was found that the most prevalent form of emergent smart city technology is the rollout of 5G and increased educational programmes alongside a proliferation of internet of things and electric vehicle usage. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cf32020ae7094dbaab4024b7e09f50912022-12-22T03:54:50ZengEmerald PublishingEmerald Open Research2631-39522020-02-01214485UK smart cities present and future: An analysis of British smart cities through current and emerging technologies and practices [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]Will Brown0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1127-5662Yee Mey Goh1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5028-9506Melanie King2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8889-9935Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, United KingdomWolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, United KingdomWolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, United KingdomThis paper is premised upon an analysis of 26 cities within the UK regarding their smart city projects. Each city was analyzed through news articles, reports and policy documents to ascertain the level of each city’s development as a smart city. Each was coded by separating the projects into five types, which were ranked on a scale from 0 (no plans for use) to 5 (project type in use). The most common types are the provision of open data and the creation of business ecosystems as the primary driver of the smart city. However, many councils and enterprises proclaim smartness before the technology is actually in use, making it difficult to separate what is utilised and what is under development. Therefore, this paper further carried out an analysis of 20 cities and their intended plans to usher in the smart city, to observe the expected emergence of smart city technology. This was achieved by interrogating various roadmaps and policy documents produced by the respective cities. It was found that the most prevalent form of emergent smart city technology is the rollout of 5G and increased educational programmes alongside a proliferation of internet of things and electric vehicle usage.https://emeraldopenresearch.com/articles/2-4/v1Internet of Things Public Policy Smart City Urban Areas 5Geng |
| spellingShingle | Will Brown Yee Mey Goh Melanie King UK smart cities present and future: An analysis of British smart cities through current and emerging technologies and practices [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] Emerald Open Research Internet of Things Public Policy Smart City Urban Areas 5G eng |
| title | UK smart cities present and future: An analysis of British smart cities through current and emerging technologies and practices [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] |
| title_full | UK smart cities present and future: An analysis of British smart cities through current and emerging technologies and practices [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] |
| title_fullStr | UK smart cities present and future: An analysis of British smart cities through current and emerging technologies and practices [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] |
| title_full_unstemmed | UK smart cities present and future: An analysis of British smart cities through current and emerging technologies and practices [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] |
| title_short | UK smart cities present and future: An analysis of British smart cities through current and emerging technologies and practices [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] |
| title_sort | uk smart cities present and future an analysis of british smart cities through current and emerging technologies and practices version 1 peer review 2 approved 1 approved with reservations |
| topic | Internet of Things Public Policy Smart City Urban Areas 5G eng |
| url | https://emeraldopenresearch.com/articles/2-4/v1 |
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