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Title	Smart Cities And Their Settings In The Global South: Informality As A Marker
ID_Doc	49443
Authors	Guma P.K.
Year	2024
Published	Dialogues in Human Geography, 14, 3
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20438206231206751
Abstract	Smart cities have gained increased traction worldwide. This commentary situates smart cities in the context of Southern urban settings. I demystify urban informality and recast informality as a valuable marker in the study of smart cities. Reiterating Prasad et al.'s appeal to explore the centrality of informality for smart city planning and development in the Global South, I contend that informality holds epistemic value, particularly in highlighting smart city diversity, heterogeneity, and incompleteness. Accordingly, I advocate for a critical lens and analysis that fosters a more open and inclusive understanding of the intersection of informality and smart urbanism.
Author Keywords	Global South; smart cities; Southern theory; urban informality; urban planning

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