How Do Smart Cities Impact on Sustainable Urban Growth and on Opportunities for Entrepreneurship? Evidence from Portugal: The Case of Águeda

Gonçalo Santinha (), Ana Dias (), Mário Rodrigues (), Alexandra Queirós (), Carlos Rodrigues () and Nelson Pacheco Rocha ()
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Gonçalo Santinha: University of Aveiro
Ana Dias: University of Aveiro
Mário Rodrigues: University of Aveiro
Alexandra Queirós: University of Aveiro
Carlos Rodrigues: University of Aveiro
Nelson Pacheco Rocha: University of Aveiro

A chapter in New Paths of Entrepreneurship Development, 2019, pp 31-53 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter presents a case study that illustrates how the local structures of a developing medium-sized city in Portugal have been capable of, in times of public budget shortfalls, introducing structural changes based on the conceptualization of a smart city. Focusing on the case of Águeda, a city whose population is currently around 48 thousand inhabitants and whose economy is heavily based on manufacturing industries, with a predominance of micro-enterprises, the study explores how the concept of smart city has emerged and has been applied in a specific context and accordingly the extent to which public value has been generated.

Keywords: Smart city; Label; Living lab; Collaboration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-96032-6_3

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