Catalan Abstract: Aquest article compara els casos de tres petites nacions ciutat-regionals sense estat: Escòcia, Catalunya i el País Basc, després de setembre de 2014. Des del referèndum sobre la independència d'Escòcia, cada cas, segons el seu context particular, s'ha desenvolupat de...

This paper explores the substantial effect that the critical understanding and techno-political consideration of data are having in some smart city strategies. Particularly, the paper presents some results of a comparative study of four cases of smart city transitions: Glasgow, Bristol,...

The latest volume of UT Connect, following on from previous editions such as the Habitat III special issue and a UK-themed edition, showcases the outcomes of the Bridging European Urban Transformations initiative. Organised in collaboration with a range of European partners, including the...

Nation-states are facing constant re-scaling and devolution demands from the strongest city-regional economies, whereas welfare policies are weakening due to the austerity policy implemented by national governments. However, nation-states, as international actors, depict difficulties to cope...

Cross-bordering implies taking into account a diverse range of factors between two regional hubs in the interest of comparing case studies. This paper contrasts two city-regional configurations: on the one hand, the Oresund city-region (or newly called Greater Copenhagen) between Copenhagen and...

In this paper, the author argues that the development of the so-called smart city term and practices on its use in planning inner cities is intimately bound up with required current urban transformations. In particular, with the notion of urban governance, which encompasses economic...