Energy, human activity, and knowledge: Addressing smart city challenges
Sarah J. Darby Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Abstract
Cities emerge from interactions between people, technologies, and environment. Energy systems, similarly, are sociotechnical, developed and maintained by actors with different types of knowledge and skill. When ‘smart’ information and communication technologies (ICT) are introduced to cities, they open up new energy-related possibilities, risks, and uncertainties. This chapter discusses how we can begin to address challenges posed by the spread of ICT into everyday city life. It first considers city evolution and what a ‘smart city’ might offer in terms ...
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