[AISWorld] Call For Chapters - New Book - Smarter as the New Urban Agenda: A Comprehensive View of the 21st Century City

[Gil-Garcia, J. Ramon]

CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS
Proposal Submission Deadline: January 6, 2014

Smarter as the New Urban Agenda:
A Comprehensive View of the 21st Century City

A book edited by
J. Ramon Gil-Garcia, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, Mexico
joseramon.gil at cide.edu
Theresa A. Pardo, Center for Technology in Government, State University of New York, USA
tpardo at ctg.albany.edu
Taewoo Nam, Myongji University, Korea
namtaewoo at mju.ac.kr

To be published by Springer: www.springer.com
This publication is part of the Public Administration and Information Technology Book Series http://www.springer.com/series/10796
Series editor Prof. Christopher Reddick, The University of Texas at San Antonio, USA


Introduction
Currently half of the world's population lives in cities and the trajectory of further urbanization is unprecedented.  These facts raise a number of important questions and challenges for the sustainable development and livability of cities.  The world's cities in general suffer from a multitude of issues threatening such goals; aging infrastructure, scarce resources and competing priorities among them. Cites are working to become smarter through a new agenda focused on improving conveniences, facilitating mobility, creating process efficiencies, conserving energy, improving the quality of air and water, identifying problems and fixing them quickly, recovering rapidly from disasters, collecting data to make better decisions, deploying resources effectively, and sharing data to enable collaboration across entities and domains.

Becoming a "smarter city" is being pursued around the world as part of new urban agendas aimed at addressing these issues and threats. Many cities are benefitting from such agendas, some are struggling under the weight of them.  A comprehensive view of a smarter city encompasses innovation in management and policy as well as technology and must acknowledge how the context of a specific city shapes the data, technological, organizational and policy aspects of that city.  Little research on cities discusses innovation in management and policy while the literature on technology innovation is abundant; little is known about inevitable risks from innovation, strategies to innovate while avoiding risks, and contexts underlying innovation and risks.

This book takes a comprehensive perspective and attempts to bridge the gap between sound research and practice expertise in the area of smarter cities and innovation in policy, management, technology and data aspects. We welcome chapters encompassing conceptual approaches, theoretical frameworks, empirical research, and case studies of cities from all around the globe.


Objective of the Book
This book will provide one of the first comprehensive views of the 21st Century City and how city governments are working to become "smarter". The overall objective of the book is to provide a coherent collection of theories and concepts for understanding and researching twenty-first century city governments pursuing an innovation agenda organized around the idea of becoming "smarter" as well as outline innovative methodologies for the analysis and evaluation of smart city initiatives. The compilation of high quality chapters covering cases, concepts, methodologies, theories, experiences and practical recommendations on topics related to cities world-wide and their efforts to become smarter through the use of technology and related organizational and policy innovations will contribute to the efforts of those seeking to understand and lead 21st century cities.

Target Audience
The target audience for this book is academics and professionals who want to improve their understanding of smart city initiatives at all levels and branches of city government and in very different political, economic, and cultural contexts.  More specifically, there are two primary audiences for the book.  First, researchers and students in the digital government field and various disciplines, e.g., public administration, political science, communication, information science, administrative sciences and management, sociology, computer science, information technology and urban planning among others, seeking a comprehensive account of topics related to cities engaged in "smart city" initiatives. Second, government officials and public managers seeking practical recommendations and context specific lessons, based on rigorous studies that contain insights and guidance for the development, management, and evaluation of complex smart cities initiatives.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
*             Theories and analytical frameworks to study smart cities
*             Fundamental concepts about smart city initiatives
*             Rigorous empirical studies about smart cities
*             Case studies of smart city initiatives
*             Emergent technologies for smart cities
*             Research-based practical recommendations for smart cities
*             Evaluation tools and strategies for smart cities initiatives
*             Public value assessment models for smart city initiatives


Submission Procedure
Researchers will be invited to submit on or before January 6, 2014, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Please add a small bio and full contact info of each of the authors. The accepted proposals will be notified on or before January 20, 2014 about the status of their submission and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by March 3, 2014. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.


Publisher
This book is scheduled to be published by Springer. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.springer.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2014.

Important Dates
January 6, 2014:               Proposal Submission Deadline
January 20, 2014:             Notification of Proposal Acceptance
March 3, 2014:                  Full Chapter Submission
May 12, 2014:                   Review Results Returned
June 16, 2014:                   Revised Chapter Submission
July 14, 2014:                     Final Acceptance/Rejection Notification
August 18, 2014:              Final Chapter Submission with All Materials


Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) to:

Dr. J. Ramon Gil-Garcia
Department of Public Administration
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
Carretera México-Toluca No. 3655, Col. Lomas de Santa Fe, 01210 México, D.F., MEXICO
Tel.: +52 (55) 5727-9800, Ext. 2311  *  Fax: +52 (55) 5727-9873
E-mail: egovernment at cide.edu and joseramon.gil at cide.edu


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Dr. J. Ramon Gil-Garcia, MPA
Research Director
Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany, SUNY
187 Wolf Road, Suite 301, Albany, NY 12205
Tel.: (518) 442-5389 or 442-3892
E-mail: jgil-garcia at ctg.albany.edu
www.ctg.albany.edu

Author of the book "Enacting Electronic Government Success: An Integrative Study of
Government-wide Websites, Organizational Capabilities and Institutions"
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2015-6

Full Professor, Public Administration Department  (on Sabbatical)
Director of the Journal "Gestion y Politica Publica"
Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas (CIDE)
Carretera Mexico-Toluca No. 3655, Col. Lomas de Santa Fe,
C.P. 01210, Mexico, D.F., MEXICO
Tel.: +52 55 5727-9800, Ext. 2311<tel:%2B52%2055%205727-9800%2C%20Ext.%202311>, 2213, 9825
E-mail: joseramon.gil at cide.edu<mailto:joseramon.gil at cide.edu>
www.cide.edu<http://www.cide.edu/>

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