VOLUME 11(1) • 2019
The Digital Governance of Smart City Networks: Information Technology-driven Economy, Citizen-centered Big Data, and Sustainable Urban Development
ABSTRACT. This article reviews and advances existing literature concerning the digital governance of smart city networks. Using and replicating data from ESI ThoughtLab and McKinsey, we performed analyses and made estimates regarding the impact of data-driven smart city applications in distinct urba..
The Sustainable Development of Data-driven Smart Cities: Citizen-centered Urban Governance and Networked Digital Technologies
ABSTRACT. Employing recent research results covering the relationship between citizen-centered urban governance and networked digital technologies, and building my argument by drawing on data collected from BI Intelligence, Black & Veatch, and McKinsey, I performed analyses and made estimates re..
Innovative Data-driven Smart Urban Ecosystems: Environmental Sustainability, Governance Networks, and the Cognitive Internet of Things
ABSTRACT. We draw on a substantial body of theoretical and empirical research on innovative data-driven smart urban ecosystems, and using and replicating data from Black & Veatch, ESI ThoughtLab, IHS Markit, and Statista, we performed analyses and made estimates regarding average priority level ..
The Social Sustainability of Smart Cities: Urban Technological Innovation, Big Data Management, and the Cognitive Internet of Things
ABSTRACT. This article reviews recent literature concerning the social sustainability of smart cities. Building my argument by drawing on data collected from Black & Veatch, ESI ThoughtLab, Grand View Research, McKinsey, and Statista, I performed analyses and made estimates regarding the top thr..
Can Smart Cities Really Deliver Urban Sustainability? Governance Networks, Sensor-based Big Data Applications, and the Citizen-driven Internet of Things
ABSTRACT. Empirical research provides mixed results regarding whether smart cities really deliver urban sustainability. Using and replicating data from Black & Veatch, ESI ThoughtLab, Grand View Research, PwC, and Statista, I performed analyses and made estimates regarding the most effective fin..
The Embedding of Smart Digital Technologies within Urban Infrastructures: Governance Networks, Real-Time Data Sustainability, and the Cognitive Internet of Things
ABSTRACT. Despite the relevance of the relationship between governance networks, real-time data sustainability, and the Cognitive Internet of Things, only limited research has been conducted on this topic. Using and replicating data from BI Intelligence, Black & Veatch, Bloomberg Intelligence, E..
Climate Policies, Carbon Pricing, and Pollution Tax: Do Carbon Taxes Really Lead to a Reduction in Emissions?
ABSTRACT. This research investigates the relationship between climate policies, carbon pricing, and pollution tax. Building my argument by drawing on data collected from CLOSUP, The Economist, Institute of Public Opinion, IMF, IPCC, NYU Institute for Policy Integrity, Pew Research Center, Statista, ..
International Responsibility-Sharing for Refugees: Perspectives from the MENA Region
ABSTRACT. Responsibility-sharing is a core tenet of international responses to refugee crises. Too often, however, there are massive failures in responding collectively and cooperatively to large-scale movements of refugees and displaced persons. Responsibility-sharing is essential largely because t..
Rescuing Classical Geopolitics: Separating Geopolitics from Realism
ABSTRACT. The author submits his two intentions for writing this essay: first, to clarify the two international-relations models, realism and classical geopolitics, and second, to show why the models should separate. Below, the Introduction will provide reasons for a separation. In Part One, the aut..
The Geopolitics of Canadian Defense White Papers: Lofty Rhetoric and Limited Results
ABSTRACT. As the United States northern neighbor, Canada serves as a NATO ally and a strategic partner with Washington through the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Canadian forces have fought honorably and bravely in concert with American forces in many wars. Canada’s Government, ho..