THE CROSSROAD BETWEEN THE RIGHT TO THE CITY AND SMART CITIES:

THE STATE OF THE DEBATE IN SOCIAL SCIENCE.

Authors

  • María Emilia Estrada Universidad Nacional del Sur
  • Aldenilson Costa
  • Dorota Sikora-Fernandez

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18055/Finis36041

Abstract

Amidst the growing debate on the use of technologies and data in urban management, it is essential to examine the role of the Right to the City within this discourse. The concept of the Right to the Smart City presents a challenge in contemporary urbanization, where it is crucial to identify who benefits from technologies and data, as well as how these resources integrate into society as a whole. This article reviews the corpus of research on the concepts of Smart City and Right to the City within the field of Social Sciences, drawing on bibliographic data from the Scopus database, between the years 2010 and until the year 2023, with a search system based on keywords in English . The aim is to analyze the connections between these theoretical frameworks and their intersections with other research topics. The results, analyzed using VOSviewer software, reveal maps and graphs indicating that contributions linking Smart City and the Right to the City are concentrated among a limited group of researchers, primarily based in the United States and Europe. Although these studies emphasize the necessity of a citizen-centered approach, they also highlight that global Smart City initiatives often overlook the Right to the City, reinforcing a dominant vision aligned with capital accumulation.

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Author Biographies

Aldenilson Costa

Graduated in Geography from the Federal University of Tocantins, master and doctor in Urban and Regional Planning from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and doctor in Geography from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Professor at the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro in the Post-Graduation Program in Territorial Development and Public Policies in the Department of Public Administration.

Dorota Sikora-Fernandez

PhD. in Economics and Master in Management (University of Lodz, Poland). Adjunct Professor at the Department of City and Regional Management, University of Lodz. Member of the Association of Polish Urbanists, Member of the Editorial Board of Acta Universitatis Lodziensis Folia Oeconomica, Head of the area of Geographical Sciences and Spatial Management, Member of the team of urban and metropolitan issues in the National Committee of Spatial Development, Polish Academy of Sciences.

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Published

2024-10-22

How to Cite

Estrada, M. E., Costa, A., & Sikora-Fernandez, D. (2024). THE CROSSROAD BETWEEN THE RIGHT TO THE CITY AND SMART CITIES:: THE STATE OF THE DEBATE IN SOCIAL SCIENCE. Finisterra, 59(127), e36041. https://doi.org/10.18055/Finis36041

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Vol. 59 No. 127 (2024)

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