BOSTON, MA — Tori Okner and Russ Preston collaborated to write Chapter 12 of Smart Cities: Foundations, Principles, and Application (published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc). The chapter, entitled Symbiotic Relationship between Smart Governance and Civic Engagement, suggests that for smart cities to succeed they must facilitate human connection. This can be achieved through smart governance, circumspect implementation of the tenants of smart cities, along with human‐centered planning and design. The daily experiences of a city's population represent an often‐untapped source of knowledge about how the city could be improved. Tapping into this knowledge base is essential for smart governance. The symbiotic relationship between citizen engagement and smart governance is explored through a case study on Somerville, Massachusetts. To read more, click the links below!

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