Could smart cities be smarter about inequality?

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Our cities are unequal – in wealth, quality of life and our carbon footprints, amongst other factors.  In the race to use technology to build so-called ‘smart cities’, Joe Blakey says we run the risk of locking-in, rather than tackling, those inequalities.

Period9 May 2016

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  • TitleCould smart cities be smarter about inequality?
    Media name/outletPolicy@Manchester
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date9/05/16
    DescriptionOur cities are unequal – in wealth, quality of life and our carbon footprints, amongst other factors. In the race to use technology to build so-called ‘smart cities’, Joe Blakey says we run the risk of locking-in, rather than tackling, those inequalities.
    URLblog.policy.manchester.ac.uk/posts/2016/05/could-smart-cities-be-smarter-about-inequality/
    PersonsJoe Blakey
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