Reclaiming the Smart City: Toward a New Right to the City
This chapter explicates that the smart city is defined by a techno-utopian discourse, which presents smart technology as a value-neutral and rational tool in solving all kinds of urban problems. After analyzing several ethical issues relating to the smart
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Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Ethical Issues of Smart Cities for Citizens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Lefebvre’s Right to the City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Contemporary Lenses to the Smart City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 The Right to the Smart City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Conclusion and Reflection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Abstract
This chapter explicates that the smart city is defined by a techno-utopian discourse, which presents smart technology as a value-neutral and rational tool in solving all kinds of urban problems. After analyzing several ethical issues relating to the smart city concept, Lefebvre’s notion of the “right to the city” from the 1960s is examined. While the Lefebvrian “right to the city” is a utopian project, it offers an opportunity to reflect upon what an emancipatory and fair smart city should be like. We examine the current debate on the smart city by looking at three contemporary perspectives on the “right to the city.” The chapter concludes by describing three trajectories that could lead to a more open, flexible, diverse, and participatory smart city, particularly in relation to issues of (a) participation, (b) communing, and (c) citizenship. These trajectories are illustrated by providing examples of different smart initiatives in the city of Barcelona.
M. Galič · M. Schuilenburg (*) Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands e-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 J. C. Augusto (ed.), Handbook of Smart Cities, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15145-4_59-1
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Introduction Many cities around the world are seeking to become smart cities, as an increasing number of mayors believe that the only path forward for cities is making their infrastructure smarter through the use of novel technologies. The term “smart technologies” is an umbrella term used to denote technologies which are supposed to be intelligent, in the sense that they learn from the data provided, as well as take decisions on the basis of algorithms. Investing in smart technology is seen as the best way to avoid all kinds of economic
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