Abstract
We investigate the role of creative skilled migrants in broadcasting an alternative use of technology in support of a sustainable smart city. We do so by analyzing the themes they produced on Twitter. We focus on Amsterdam as a case, and urban planners and designers as examples of creative migrants. Computational methodology allowed for a selection of naturally occurring data in social media. We show that the creative migrants actively contribute to shaping the smart-sustainable city through the themes of top-down technological solutions and bottom-up participation by highlighting innovative uses of technology in support of the environment and citizens’ needs. However, the migrants do not question received historical and geopolitical power constellations. Moreover, they propose the Western city as a role model for solving pressing urban problems.
Highlights
Cities are competing to build smart and creative urban spaces, characterized by social innovation, participation, and entrepre neurship (Angelidou, 2014; Cardullo and Kitchin, 2019; Kaplan et al, 2016; Kitchin, 2014c; Sassen, 1991)
In order to assess whether digital technology is employed to give rise to a more human-centered, co-created smart city (Angelidou, 2014; Castelnovo et al, 2016; Dameri, 2013; Joss et al, 2017; McFarlane and Soderstrom, 2017) which is concerned with environ mental protection and social equity (Martin et al, 2018), it is necessary to investigate the relation among hashtags in more detail through a qualitative analysis, which we present in this paper
Energy consumption for more sustainable cities is key to this vision, even though it is often the only sustainability aspect being addressed (Martin et al, 2018)
Summary
Cities are competing to build smart and creative urban spaces, characterized by social innovation, participation, and entrepre neurship (Angelidou, 2014; Cardullo and Kitchin, 2019; Kaplan et al, 2016; Kitchin, 2014c; Sassen, 1991). The smart city is an urban space shaped by global technology companies, governments, and knowledge institutions that collect and monitor data produced through digital devices (Allen et al, 2016; Kitchin, 2015; Swilling, 2016). These data allow for a better un derstanding and efficient management of urban processes, contributing to more sustainable urban spaces (de Waal and Dignum, 2017; Kitchin, 2014a, 2014b; Soderstrom et al, 2014). Martin et al (2018) question whether digitization can deliver sustainability, especially environmental protection and social equity, given that economic growth seems the main concern of urban development
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