Abstract
The policy pointers presented in this report are the result of a three-year (2015-
18) research project led by Federico Caprotti at the University of Exeter. The
project, Smart Eco-Cities for a Green Economy: A Comparative Analysis
of Europe and China, was delivered by a research consortium comprising
scholars and researchers in the UK, China, the Netherlands, France, and
Germany. The aim of the project was to investigate the way in which smart
city and eco-city strategies are used to enable a transition towards digital
and green economies.
While previous work has considered smart cities and eco-cities as separate
urban development models, the project considers them together for the first
time. We use the term ‘the smart eco-city’ to focus on how green targets are
now included in smart city development policies and strategies.
This report presents a summary of policy pointers, or ‘lessons’, learned
through our work on the cities we studied in the UK, China, the Netherlands,
France and Germany. Specifically, we studied, in depth, the cities of
Manchester, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Bordeaux, Shanghai, Shenzhen,
Ningbo and Wuhan. This work included interviews with policymakers, urban
municipal authorities, tech firm executives, and grassroots and community
representatives and stakeholders. Our work also included intensive and
in-depth qualitative analysis of documentary sources including policy and
corporate reports and other materials.
18) research project led by Federico Caprotti at the University of Exeter. The
project, Smart Eco-Cities for a Green Economy: A Comparative Analysis
of Europe and China, was delivered by a research consortium comprising
scholars and researchers in the UK, China, the Netherlands, France, and
Germany. The aim of the project was to investigate the way in which smart
city and eco-city strategies are used to enable a transition towards digital
and green economies.
While previous work has considered smart cities and eco-cities as separate
urban development models, the project considers them together for the first
time. We use the term ‘the smart eco-city’ to focus on how green targets are
now included in smart city development policies and strategies.
This report presents a summary of policy pointers, or ‘lessons’, learned
through our work on the cities we studied in the UK, China, the Netherlands,
France and Germany. Specifically, we studied, in depth, the cities of
Manchester, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Bordeaux, Shanghai, Shenzhen,
Ningbo and Wuhan. This work included interviews with policymakers, urban
municipal authorities, tech firm executives, and grassroots and community
representatives and stakeholders. Our work also included intensive and
in-depth qualitative analysis of documentary sources including policy and
corporate reports and other materials.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
