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Abstract

Despite the many shortcomings of the “smart city” model of urban planning and city management, smart cities as both a technological infrastructure and a conceptual framework can be leveraged for change. This special issue contends that smart cities must be updated to account for a broader range of emerging and nascent technologies that are increasingly used to mediate daily life through play and participation. The articles in this issue focus on games and play as a means for both fulfilling the smart city’s desire to be participatory and responding to the city’s multifaceted inequalities. The case studies, examples and discussions in this issue provide a range of recommendations for how smart cities might be reimagined to tackle the various social, economic and environmental issues that are further exacerbated in a time of upheaval and crisis.

Publication Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction on 27 Jan 2022, available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2021.2012385
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HM Sociology T Technology > T Technology (General)
Departments:	School of Policy & Global Affairs > Sociology & Criminology
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Administrator

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