International Practices of Smart Development

by Robertas Jucevicius (Editor), Jurgita Bruneckiene (Editor), Gerd-Bodo von Carlsburg (Editor)

Overview

Smart people make a smart city. Smartness is about being intelligent, networked, agile, creative, learning. A smart social system is less about technology and more about behavior. The role of leadership and adequate public governance is of upmost importance. Smart development requires application of uncommon sense in decision making.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783631669648
Publisher:	Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Publication date:	03/08/2016
Series:	New Approaches in Educational and Social Sciences / Neue Denkansaetze in den Bildungs- und Sozialwissenschaften , #30
Pages:	273
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x (d)

About the Author

Robertas Jucevičius is Professor of Strategic Management at Kaunas University of Technology in Kaunas, Lithuania. He is also member of the Council for National Progress of Lithuania.
Jurgita Bruneckienė is Associate Professor at Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania.
Gerd-Bodo von Carlsburg is Professor at the Heidelberg University of Education.

Table of Contents

Contents: Robertas Jucevicius/Jurgita Bruneckiene/Gerd-Bodo von Carlsburg: Introduction – Giedrius Jucevicius/Shlomo Maital: National Strategies of Smart Development: Turning Constraints into Growth Opportunities – Robertas Jucevicius/Palmira Juceviciene: Smart Social System – Jaime del Castillo/Jonatan Paton/Belen Barroeta: Clusters and Territorial Development: The Great Basque Transformation Towards Smart Specialisation – Jurgita Bruneckiene/Julia Lopez Ventura: Building Smart Economy: Barcelona Case – Pekka Lindroos: Evolution and Concurrent Thinking on Industrial Strategy: Case of Finland – Inmaculada Periáñez Forte/Manuel Palazuelos Martínez/Dimitris Kyriakou: Strengthening Decision-Making Capacity Through Stakeholder’s Engagement in Smart Specialisation – Jaime del Castillo/Jonatan Paton/Belen Barroeta: A Governance Model for Smart Specialisation – Thomas A. Bryer/Pamela Medina: Smart Virtual City: Applying Smart Design to a City’s Online Structure and Identity – Billy Fields: Evaluating the Challenge of Conceptualising the Smart City in Urban Planning: Greenway Planning in Texas – Palmira Juceviciene/Justina Suchankaite: Smart Decisions as a Critical Indicator of a Smart City: The Case of Druskininkai Town – Michiel S de Vries/Iwona Sobis: From Evidence-Based Policies to Evidence-Based Public Sector Reforms – Paul Joyce: Case Studies in Public Governance, Strategic Management and Economic Performance – Rita Juceviciene/Giedrius Jucevicius: Emergence of Trust in Inter-Organisational Relations: Overcoming Dilemmas in Trust Development.

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