Better planning: smart city-regions
Position Paper
Document Status
Current
Supplement
Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning
Series
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.
Subjects
- 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
Publisher History
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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