Better planning: smart city-regions

Position Paper

Royal Town Planning Institute, 2017
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Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning

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Position Paper

Abstract

Comprises a position paper from the RTPI's Better Planning programme, discussing strategic planning within city-regions and how the data and technology of the smart city agenda can support this. Looks at: the strategic challenges facing city-regions; opportunities and barriers to strategic planning; challenges to the devolution agenda; smart cities as the solution to urban problems; improving strategic planning through smart city thinking; and learning from practice to make better policy.

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  • Special subject areas
  • Green issues/sustainability/green buildings
  • Legal issues and management
  • Computing/IT
  • Planning and development
  • Environmental planning/land
  • Sustainable development
  • Environmental issues/energy

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The Royal Town Planning Institute produces publications on a wide range of topics related to planning, providing good practice advice, outline key RTPI policy positions and research reports.

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