Gangneux, J., Joss, S., Humphry, J. et al. (4 more authors) (2022) Situated, yet silent: data relations in smart street furniture. Journal of Urban Technology, 29 (3). pp. 19-39. ISSN 1466-1853
Abstract
This article provides new evidence of the ways that smart cities materialize within specific sites and contexts through smart street furniture (SSF). Drawing on empirical data generated through mixed-method field research, the article examines the situated data relations that emerge in the context of the adoption of InLinkUK smart kiosks in Glasgow and Strawberry Energy smart benches in London. The concept of “silences” is proposed to analyze insufficiently articulated data relations resulting from gaps or absences in the use, design, and governance of this new type of urban furniture. The argument made is that data silences lead to failures to account for decisions and the deferral of responsibilities regarding the data aspects of these objects. It is suggested that an approach that focuses on “listening” to and “speaking” about data relations can enable dialogical forms of accountability, and realize the potential of SSF for citizens in local contexts.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. |
Keywords: | data; smart street furniture (SSF); smart city; governance; Glasgow; London |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number USyd-Glasgow Partnership Collaboration 2019/20-USyd-Glasgow-SmatPublics |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 15 Mar 2022 10:54 |
Last Modified: | 27 Jan 2023 12:09 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/10630732.2022.2036311 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:184777 |
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