Innovation, and technological innovation in particular, can help city governments to meet the challenges of urban governance, to improve urban environ-ments, to become more competitive and to address sustainability concerns. To prevent and manage these challenges, cities need to operate in an innovative way. In this context, the smart city approach is emerging as a way of solving tangled and wicked problems. However, there is not a unique and right strategy to develop a smart city. By drawing on a comparison between the experiences of Barcelona (Spain) and Milan (Italy), this chapter aims to explore similarities and differences in the way these two Southern European cities, both the second-largest in their respective country, are building their smart city agenda. The ultimate aim is to identify the main features of two still developing approaches, which appear to be influenced by the increasing integration of smart dimensions and initiatives in cities’ strategic agendas, and the related opportunities and challenges.

Gascò, M., Trivellato, B., Cavenago, D. (2015). How Do Southern European Cities Foster Innovation? Lessons from the Experience of the Smart City Approaches of Barcelona and Milan. In R. Gil-Garcia, T. Pardo, T. Nam (a cura di), Smarter as the New Urban Agenda A Comprehensive View of the 21st Century City (pp. 191-206). Springer [10.1007/978-3-319-17620-8_10].

How Do Southern European Cities Foster Innovation? Lessons from the Experience of the Smart City Approaches of Barcelona and Milan

Trivellato, B;Cavenago, D
2015

Abstract

Innovation, and technological innovation in particular, can help city governments to meet the challenges of urban governance, to improve urban environ-ments, to become more competitive and to address sustainability concerns. To prevent and manage these challenges, cities need to operate in an innovative way. In this context, the smart city approach is emerging as a way of solving tangled and wicked problems. However, there is not a unique and right strategy to develop a smart city. By drawing on a comparison between the experiences of Barcelona (Spain) and Milan (Italy), this chapter aims to explore similarities and differences in the way these two Southern European cities, both the second-largest in their respective country, are building their smart city agenda. The ultimate aim is to identify the main features of two still developing approaches, which appear to be influenced by the increasing integration of smart dimensions and initiatives in cities’ strategic agendas, and the related opportunities and challenges.
Capitolo o saggio
Barcelona; Innovation; Milan; Smart cities; Urban planning;
English
Smarter as the New Urban Agenda A Comprehensive View of the 21st Century City
Gil-Garcia, R; Pardo, T; Nam, T
2015
9783319176192
11
Springer
191
206
Gascò, M., Trivellato, B., Cavenago, D. (2015). How Do Southern European Cities Foster Innovation? Lessons from the Experience of the Smart City Approaches of Barcelona and Milan. In R. Gil-Garcia, T. Pardo, T. Nam (a cura di), Smarter as the New Urban Agenda A Comprehensive View of the 21st Century City (pp. 191-206). Springer [10.1007/978-3-319-17620-8_10].
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