Creating Public Value in Cities: A Call for Focus on Context and Capability

Theresa A. Pardo; J. Ramon Gil-Garcia; Mila Gascó-Hernández; Meghan E. Cook; Iseul Choi

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-61033-3_6

Creating Public Value in Cities: A Call for Focus on Context and Capability

Theresa A. Pardo^*
, J. Ramon Gil-Garcia
, Mila Gascó-Hernández
, Meghan E. Cook
, Iseul Choi

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Cities throughout the world are changing. To respond to these changes mayors and other urban policy makers are investing heavily in innovations aimed at making their cities “smarter.” This essay presents the argument that making a city smarter rests on the capability of that city to create public value for those who live and work there. Such capability, in our view, is a function of context. Our goal in presenting this essay is to incentivize researchers and urban policy makers to systematically consider context in smart city investment decision-making. For academics and researchers, we call for new research that systematically examines the interplay between innovation, context, and public value creation in urban environments. For urban policy makers, we call for a new focus on context-informed decision-making about smart city investments.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Smart Cities and Smart Governance
Subtitle of host publication	Towards the 22nd Century Sustainable City
Editors	Elsa Estevez, Theresa A. Pardo, Hans Jochen Scholl
Publisher	Springer
Chapter	Part II - Policy
Pages	119-139
Number of pages	21
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-61033-3
ISBN (Print)	978-3-030-61032-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61033-3_6
Publication status	Published - 2021
Externally published	Yes

Publication series

Name	Public Administration and Information Technology
Volume	37
ISSN (Print)	2512-1812
ISSN (Electronic)	2512-1839

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Keywords

Citizen engagement
City capabilities
Public values
Smart cities
Smart city governance
Smart city lessons learnt

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Pardo, T. A., Gil-Garcia, J. R., Gascó-Hernández, M., Cook, M. E., & Choi, I. (2021). Creating Public Value in Cities: A Call for Focus on Context and Capability. In E. Estevez, T. A. Pardo, & H. Jochen Scholl (Eds.), Smart Cities and Smart Governance: Towards the 22nd Century Sustainable City (1 ed., pp. 119-139). (Public Administration and Information Technology; Vol. 37). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61033-3_6

Pardo, Theresa A. ; Gil-Garcia, J. Ramon ; Gascó-Hernández, Mila et al. / Creating Public Value in Cities : A Call for Focus on Context and Capability. Smart Cities and Smart Governance: Towards the 22nd Century Sustainable City. editor / Elsa Estevez ; Theresa A. Pardo ; Hans Jochen Scholl. 1. ed. Springer, 2021. pp. 119-139 (Public Administration and Information Technology).

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Pardo, TA, Gil-Garcia, JR, Gascó-Hernández, M, Cook, ME & Choi, I 2021, Creating Public Value in Cities: A Call for Focus on Context and Capability. in E Estevez, TA Pardo & H Jochen Scholl (eds), Smart Cities and Smart Governance: Towards the 22nd Century Sustainable City. 1 edn, Public Administration and Information Technology, vol. 37, Springer, pp. 119-139. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61033-3_6

Creating Public Value in Cities: A Call for Focus on Context and Capability. / Pardo, Theresa A.; Gil-Garcia, J. Ramon; Gascó-Hernández, Mila et al.
Smart Cities and Smart Governance: Towards the 22nd Century Sustainable City. ed. / Elsa Estevez; Theresa A. Pardo; Hans Jochen Scholl. 1. ed. Springer, 2021. p. 119-139 (Public Administration and Information Technology; Vol. 37).

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Creating Public Value in Cities: A Call for Focus on Context and Capability

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