Overview
- Provides a foundation for global efforts to envision and prepare for the next generation city
- Develops a research agenda for smart governance
- Delivers theoretical and practical insights necessary for planning, designing, and implementing smart initiatives
Part of the book series: Public Administration and Information Technology (PAIT, volume 37)
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The chapters focus on practical models and approaches, theoretical frameworks, policy models, emerging issues, questions and research problems, as well as including case studies from different parts of the world. A valuable addition to the body of knowledge on smartness in urban government, this book will be of use to researchers in the fields of public administration, political science, information science, and information systems, as well as policy makers and government officials working on implementing smart technology in their cities.
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Editors and Affiliations
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Theresa A. Pardo is Director of CTG UAlbany, formerly the Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany, State University of New York. She is also a Full Research Professor of Public Administration and Policy. Under her leadership, CTG works closely with multi-sector and multi-disciplinary teams from around the world to carry out applied research and problem solving projects focused on transformation in the public sector through innovations in policy, management and technology. CTG work is supported by a wide variety of funders including the U.S. National Science Foundation, Ford Foundation, U.S. Department of Justice, United Nations, World Bank, Library of Congress, SAP, Microsoft Corporation, and New York State, among others. Dr. Pardo serves as OpenNY Adviser to New York State's Governor Andrew Cuomo, Chair of the U.S. EPA’s National Advisory Committee and on the User Working Group of the NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center. Dr Pardo is founder of the Smart Cities Smart Government Research Practice Consortium, is ranked among the top five digital government scholars in terms of citations to her published work, and in 2018 was named as one of the Top 100 Influencers in Digital Government globally.
Hans Jochen Scholl serves as a Professor in the Information School at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA. He earned a Ph.D. in Information Science from the University of Albany, NY/SUNY and also holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from the GSBA Zurich, Switzerland. His research interests focus on understanding human-originated complex systems. He employs quantitative and qualitative approaches ranging from System Dynamics to Situational Action Analysis and Action Research among other methods. Areas of study include information management, Digital Government, disaster studies (Disaster Information Management), information artifact evaluation, and pro sports information management. Jochen is a past president of the Digital Government Society. He also serves as Past Chair of the IFIP WG 8.5 (IS and Public Administration) and as Board Member of the ISCRAM organization. Jochen's group also maintains and publishes the Digital Government Reference Library (DGRL) and the Disaster Information Reference Library (DIRL).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Smart Cities and Smart Governance
Book Subtitle: Towards the 22nd Century Sustainable City
Editors: Elsa Estevez, Theresa A. Pardo, Hans Jochen Scholl
Series Title: Public Administration and Information Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61033-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-61032-6Published: 17 March 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-61035-7Published: 18 March 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-61033-3Published: 16 March 2021
Series ISSN: 2512-1812
Series E-ISSN: 2512-1839
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXV, 381
Number of Illustrations: 78 b/w illustrations
Topics: Public Administration, Public Policy, Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet), Sustainable Development