Understanding the role of social, technology, and physical infrastructures in smart communities: The case of rural areas in the US

Guangji Yuan, J. Ramon Gil-Garcia, Megan Sutherland-Mitzner, Mila Gasco, Theresa A. Pardo

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Resum

Smartness is a concept that frames a great variety of initiatives, particularly in the urban context. Smart cities are expected to be more resilient, more sustainable, and have highly engaged citizens, among many other expected outcomes. Given the focus on urban settings, many examples of smartness take for granted that the physical and technological infrastructures exist and are available to the majority of residents. For instance, Internet access, a reliable transportation system, or electrical power are rarely questioned or considered as a problem to be solved before becoming smart. In addition, formal education and technical skills are also expected as part of the social infrastructure of a city. However, when smartness goes beyond the urban settings, the availability and combination of these different infrastructures also differ. Based on a study of a rural community in the US, this paper begins to fill a gap in what is known about smartness in rural communities by analyzing how the physical, technology and social infrastructures in rural areas are different from urban settings, but still generate unique opportunities for building smart communities. Our results indicate that the unique conditions of rural communities create atypical strengths for becoming smarter.

Idioma originalAnglès
Títol de la publicacióProceedings of the 53rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2020
EditorsTung X. Bui
EditorIEEE Computer Society
Pàgines2333-2342
Nombre de pàgines10
ISBN (electrònic)9780998133133
DOIs
Estat de la publicacióPublicada - 2020
Publicat externament
Esdeveniment53rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2020 - Maui, United States
Durada: 7 de gen. 202010 de gen. 2020

Sèrie de publicacions

NomProceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Volum2020-January
ISSN (imprès)1530-1605

Conferència

Conferència53rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2020
País/TerritoriUnited States
CiutatMaui
Període7/01/2010/01/20

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