Citizens’ Voice as a Cornerstone of Making Territories Smart

IF 1 4区管理学 Q3 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2023-10-31 DOI:10.24193/tras.70e.1

Anna D’AURIA, Marco TREGUA, Manuel Carlos VALLEJO-MARTOS, Rocio MARTÍNEZ-JIMÉNEZ

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Abstract

This paper aims to answer the call for studies on smart transformation in small and rural municipalities. It focuses on the ‘smart territory’ concept, which includes all the features of the smart city but considers a larger and less delimited urban area, as well as the intricacy of effects among towns and cities. To address such a space, the authors conducted an in-depth analysis of the Province of Jaén in Spain through a content analysis of interviews with representatives from local associations of citizens. The results confirmed that a participatory approach supports the territory management thanks to the government-to-citizens interactions that allow getting direct information: The citizens’ voice is about perspectives and opinions related to the status of different neighborhoods, towns, or villages, as well as the city, and real opportunities to shape a smart territory as theorized. The study’s contribution stems mostly from the category of actors involved, as the critical issues, as well as the opportunities in local development, are usually investigated by involving either local administrations or politicians and citizens. Listening to citizens’ voices also addresses the intricacies of a territory overcoming the limits of an approach based on a single town or city. Furthermore, detecting problems and opportunities in an urban context in this way can help in planning local smart development.

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公民的声音是打造智慧领土的基石

本文旨在回应小城市和农村城市智能转型研究的呼吁。它侧重于“智能领土”概念，其中包括智能城市的所有特征，但考虑到更大、更少划分的城市区域，以及城镇和城市之间影响的复杂性。为了解决这一问题，作者通过对当地公民协会代表的访谈内容进行分析，对西班牙的贾文森省进行了深入分析。结果证实，由于政府与公民之间的互动可以获得直接的信息，参与式方法支持领土管理:公民的声音是关于与不同社区、城镇或村庄以及城市的状况相关的观点和意见，以及理论上塑造智能领土的真正机会。这项研究的贡献主要来自所涉及的行为者类别，因为关键问题以及地方发展的机会通常是由地方行政部门或政治家和公民参与调查的。倾听公民的声音也解决了领土的复杂性，克服了以单一城镇或城市为基础的方法的局限性。此外，以这种方式发现城市环境中的问题和机会有助于规划当地的智能发展。

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Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-

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2.10

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10.00%

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审稿时长

25 weeks

期刊介绍： TRAS represents a collective effort initiated by an international group aimed at boosting the research in the field of public administration in a country where during the communist regime there was no tradition in this sense. TRAS represents a unique source of specialized analysis of the ex-communist space, of the transition processes to democracy, of the reform of public administration, and of comparative analysis of administrative systems. The general topic covered by the articles in the Review is administrative sciences. As a result of an interdisciplinary, modern approach, the articles cover the following specific themes: Public management, public policy, administrative law, public policy analysis, regional development, community development, public finances, urban planning, program evaluation in public administration, ethics, comparative administrative systems, etc. TRAS encourages the authors to submit articles that are based on empirical research. From the standpoint of the topic covered, TRAS is lined up with the trends followed by other international journals in the field of public administration. All articles submitted to the Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences have to present a clear connection to the field of administrative sciences and the research (both theoretical and empirical) should be conducted from this perspective. Interdisciplinary topics related to organizational theory, sustainable development and CSR, international relations, etc. can be considered for publication, however the research needs to address relevant issues from the perspective of the public sector. Articles which use highly specialized econometrics models as well as studies addressing macro-economic topics will not be considered for evaluation. The decision on whether a certain topic falls within the interest of TRAS belongs to the editors and it is not connected with the overall quality of the work submitted.