Assembling Sustainable Smart City Transitions: An Interdisciplinary Theoretical Perspective

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Figure 1. A middle-range theory of sustainable smart city transitions. Adapted from Geels (2011) and Geels et al. (2017b).

Table 1. Overview of the articles in this special issue (order of appearance)

ARTICLE	TITLE	AUTHORS	AFFILIATIONS	FOCUS
Wu et al. (2020)	Mapping the Knowledge Domain of Smart City Development to Urban Sustainability: A Scientometric Study	Wu, Zezhou; Jiang, Mingyang; Li, Heng; Zhang, Xiaoling	Shenzhen University, China; The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China; City University of Hong Kong, China	Smart city development; urban sustainability; interplay; knowledge field; bibliometric analysis; burst detection; main topics; key research areas; mainstream journals; most influent scholars
Aurigi and Odendaal (2020)	From “Smart in the Box” to “Smart in the City”: Rethinking the Socially Sustainable Smart City in Context	Aurigi, Alessandro; Odendaal, Nancy	University of Plymouth, United Kingdom; University of Cape Town, South Africa	Transition strategy; contextualization issue; mutual adaptation; place-based transition process; Smart in the Box; Smart in the City
Noori et al. (2020)	Input-Output Modeling for Smart City Development	Noori, Negar; De Jong, Martin: Janssen, Marijn; Schraven, Daan; Hoppe, Thomas	Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Fudan University, China; Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands	Transition strategy; planning and implementation; Input-Output model; conceptual model; design principles; illustrative case; United Arab Emirates; Dubai
Komninos et al. (2020)	Digital Transformation of City Ecosystems: Platforms Shaping Engagement and Externalities across Vertical Markets	Komninos, Nicos; Kakderi, Christina; Collado, Antonio; Papadaki, Ilektra; Panori, Anastasia	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; CARSA, Spain; White Research, Belgium	Transition strategy; planning and implementation; common features; Digital Cities Challenge initiative; design principles; lessons learned; empirical cases; European cities; Sofia; Granada; Kavala
Du et al. (2020)	Strategic Planning for Smart City Development: Assessing Spatial Inequalities in the Basic Service Provision of Metropolitan Cities	Du, Mengbing; Zhang, Xiaoling; Mora, Luca	City University of Hong Kong, China; Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom	Transition strategy; strategic planning; basic service provision; spatial inequalities; assessment methodology; metropolitan cities; walkable accessibility; empirical case; American cities; New York City
Yigitcanlar et al. (2020)	How Are Smart City Concepts and Technologies Perceived and Utilized? A Systematic Geo-Twitter Analysis of Smart Cities in Australia	Yigitcanlar, Tan; Kankanamge, Nayomi; Vella, Karen	Queensland University of Technology, Australia	Transition strategy; strategic planning; smart city concepts and technologies; perception; evaluation; social media analysis; systematic geo-Twitter analysis; Twitter data; case study; Australian cities
Gupta and Hall (2020)	Exploring Smart City Project Implementation Risks in the Cities of Kakinada and Kanpur	Gupta, Khushboo; Hall, Ralph P.	National Institute of Urban Affairs, India; Virginia Tech, USA	Transition strategy; strategic planning; smart city projects; smart city innovations; risk management; barriers to implementation; risk causal mapping; risk priorities; risk mitigation strategies; case study; Indian cities; Kakinada; Kanpur
van den Buuse et al. (2020)	Balancing Exploration and Exploitation in Sustainable Urban Innovation: An Ambidexterity Perspective toward Smart Cities	van den Buuse, Daniel; van Winden, Willem; Schrama, Wieke	Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands	Transition strategy; strategic planning; smart city projects; smart city innovations; niche innovation; managing exploration; experimentation; upscaling; exploitation; learning; organizational ambidexterity; theoretical perspective; Amsterdam
Anjomshoaa et al. (2020)	Quantifying the Spatio-Temporal Potential of Drive-by Sensing in Smart Cities	Anjomshoaa, Amin; Santi, Paolo; Duarte, Fabio; Ratti, Carlo	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA; National University of Ireland, Ireland; National Research Council, Italy; Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Brazil	Urban mobility; urban vehicles; smart city innovations; niche innovation; sensor-equipped vehicles; mobile sensing; environmental monitoring; vehicle mobility patterns; drive-by sensing experiment; Vienna; Parma; San Francisco; New York City; Cambridge; Malden; North America; Europe; Sensogram
Tu et al. (2020)	Understanding Ridesourcing Mobility and the Future of Electrification: A Comparative Study in Beijing	Tu, Wei; Santi, Paolo; He, Xiaoyi; Zhao, Tianhong; Liu, Xianglong; Li, Qingquan; Wallington, Timothy J.; Keoleian, Gregory A.; Ratti, Carlo	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA; National Research Council, Italy; Shenzhen University, China; University of Michigan, USA; China; Academy of Transportation of Sciences, China; Ford Motor Company, USA	Urban mobility; urban travels; on-demand travel services; electric vehicles; ridesourcing trips; patterns; GPS trajectories; Beijing; electrification potentials; evaluation
Martelli et al. (2020)	The Price of Privacy Control in Mobility Sharing	Martelli, Francesca; Renda, M. Elena; Zhao, Jinhua	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA; National Research Council, Italy	Urban mobility; urban travels; mobility sharing applications; data sharing; privacy protection; data-masking techniques; anonymize geographical Information; mobility sharing privacy-preserving systems; evaluation
Nochta et al. (2020)	A Socio-Technical Perspective on Urban Analytics: The Case of City-Scale Digital Twins	Nochta, Timea; Wan, Li; Schooling, Jennifer M.; Parlikad, Ajith K.	University of Cambridge, United Kingdom	Urban governance; urban analytics; city-scale Digital Twins; digital representations of cities; urban models; sociotechnical perspective; data-driven solutions and digital tools; case study; prototype; Cambridge city region; United Kingdom
Young et al. (2020)	Building City Dashboards for Different Types of Users	Young, Gareth W.; Kitchin, Rob; Naji, Jeneen	Maynooth University, Ireland	Urban governance; government information provision; opening local government data; niche innovation; contextualization process; framing; mutual adaptation; city dashboards; user requirements; user models; user-centered design; Republic of Ireland; dashboard design recommendations
Smith and Martín (2020)	Going Beyond the Smart City? Implementing Technopolitical Platforms for Urban Democracy in Madrid and Barcelona	Smith, Adrian; Martín, Pedro Prieto	University of Sussex, United Kingdom; Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain; Institute of Development Studies, United Kingdom	Urban governance; government information provision; urban democracy; digital platforms; e-participation platforms; citizens; debate; open dialogue; urban issues; facilitating participation; platform implementation; technopolitics; case study analysis; Madrid; Barcelona

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