Smart City Gnosys
Smart city article details
| Title | Toward A Societal Smart City: Clarifying The Social Justice Dimension Of Smart Cities |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 57630 |
| Authors | Alizadeh H.; Sharifi A. |
| Year | 2023 |
| Published | Sustainable Cities and Society, 95 |
| DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2023.104612 |
| Abstract | Smart cities have gained prominence in theory and practice over the past two decades. While many aspects of smart cities have been explored, there has been a disproportionate focus on physical and technological elements at the expense of social justice and democratic values. Although there have been attempts to advance the ideas of human-centric or people-centric approaches, a comprehensive perspective encompassing social rights, democratic values, and social justice is still missing. To fill this gap, this study introduces the concept of 'societal smart city', discusses its dimensions, and clarifies aspects of social justice as one of the main dimensions of a societal smart city. In addition to theoretical elaborations, we offer a case study of Tehran, the capital city of Iran, which has recently invested significantly in its technological infrastructure. For this purpose, we conducted a questionnaire survey. Results of the Explanatory Factor Analysis (EFA) indicate that four key factors, namely citizencentric governance (alpha: 0.92, loading 15 variables), inclusive services (alpha: 0.91, loading 11 variables), resilient infrastructure (alpha: 0.9, loading 8 variables), and information literacy (alpha: 0.91, loading 6 variables) are the main underlying factors of social justice in Tehran. The study highlights the importance of social justice as a major dimension of the societal smart city and provides new insights for urban planners and policymakers on how to realize a societal smart city that offers benefits beyond physical and technological advances. |
| Author Keywords | Participatory governance; Social justice; Societal smart city; Sustainable cities; Tehran; Urban planning |
Similar Articles
| Id | Similarity | Authors | Title | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
18184  | 0.9 | Marvi L.T.; Behzadfar M.; Shemirani S.M.M. | Defining The Social-Sustainable Framework For Smart Cities | International Journal of Human Capital in Urban Management, 8, 1 (2023) |
| 14110 | 0.896 | Kitchin R.; Cardullo P.; Feliciantonio C.D. | Citizenship, Justice, And The Right To The Smart City | The Right to the Smart City (2019) |
| 16799 | 0.882 | Masoni A. | Cultural Biases In The Smart City: Implications And Challenges | Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation (2024) |
| 52110 | 0.882 | Kolodii, NA; Ivanova, VS; Chernova, DA | Sociocentrism Versus Technocentrism In Smart City Research | VESTNIK TOMSKOGO GOSUDARSTVENNOGO UNIVERSITETA-FILOSOFIYA-SOTSIOLOGIYA-POLITOLOGIYA-TOMSK STATE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY SOCIOLOGY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE, 80 (2024) |
| 52055 | 0.881 | Rasoulzadeh Aghdam S.; Bababei Morad B.; Ghasemzadeh B.; Irani M.; Huovila A. | Social Smart City Research: Interconnections Between Participatory Governance, Data Privacy, Artificial Intelligence And Ethical Sustainable Development | Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 6 (2024) |
| 29287 | 0.881 | Wynn M.; Hosseini S.Z.; Parpanchi S.M. | Housing Development And The Smart City: A Case Study Of Tehran, Iran | Journal of Infrastructure, Policy and Development, 7, 2 (2023) |
| 52088 | 0.881 | Sharifi A.; Alizadeh H. | Societal Smart City: Definition And Principles For Post-Pandemic Urban Policy And Practice | Cities, 134 (2023) |
| 52006 | 0.876 | Sharma N.K.; Hargreaves T.; Pallett H. | Social Justice Implications Of Smart Urban Technologies: An Intersectional Approach | Buildings and Cities, 4, 1 (2023) |
| 59003 | 0.876 | Han, ZY; Ja'afar, NH; Abd Malek, MI; Lyu, Y | Trends, Obstacles, And Opportunities For Smart Cities In Urban Space: A Systematic Literature Review | TOWN AND REGIONAL PLANNING, 86 (2025) |
| 49759 | 0.875 | Knebel, N; Fornasier, MD; Borges, GS | Smart Cities, Human Rights And Social Sustainability | VEREDAS DO DIREITO, 19, 43 (2022) |