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Smart cities: the metrics of future internet-based developments and the renewable energies of urban and regional innovation (2020)
Journal Article
Deakin, M., Reid, A., & Mora, L. (2020). Smart cities: the metrics of future internet-based developments and the renewable energies of urban and regional innovation. Journal of Urban Technology, 27(4), 59-78. https://doi.org/10.1080/10630732.2020.1868738

This paper closes a gap in the literature on smart cities relating to the metrics of future Internet-based developments. It achieves this by presenting the findings of a case study that overcomes the methodological shortcomings that otherwise exist i... Read More about Smart cities: the metrics of future internet-based developments and the renewable energies of urban and regional innovation.

Increasing offsite housing construction in Scotland: An evidence base to support new policy and systems (2020)
Report
Mora, L., Deakin, M., Reid, A., Hairstans, R., Duncheva, M., Calcagno, C., Smith, M., Smith, P., & Lang, V. (2020). Increasing offsite housing construction in Scotland: An evidence base to support new policy and systems. Construction Scotland Innovation Centre, Scottish Enterprise. and the Scottish Government

The purpose of this project is to provide evidence of the potential contribution offsite construction offers to address the challenges faced by the affordable housing sector in Scotland. Funding for the project is drawn from the Construction Scotland... Read More about Increasing offsite housing construction in Scotland: An evidence base to support new policy and systems.

The current status of smart city research: exposing the division (2019)
Book Chapter
Mora, L., Reid, A., & Margarita, A. (2019). The current status of smart city research: exposing the division. In N. Komninos, & C. Kakderi (Eds.), Smart Cities in the Post-algorithmic Era: Integrating Technologies, Platforms and Governance (17-35). Edward Elgar Publishing

Exploring Current Trends in Scientific Research on Smart Specialisation (2019)
Journal Article
Mora, L., Deakin, M., & Reid, A. (2019). Exploring Current Trends in Scientific Research on Smart Specialisation. Scienze Regionali-The Italian Journal of Regional Science, 18(3), 397-422. https://doi.org/10.14650/94657

This paper describes current trends in scientific research on Smart Specialisation by answering the following questions: (1) How many scientific publications on Smart Specialisation have been produced since this concept emerged and what are their cha... Read More about Exploring Current Trends in Scientific Research on Smart Specialisation.

Five decades of research on urban poverty: Main research communities, core knowledge producers, and emerging thematic areas (2019)
Journal Article
Panori, A., Mora, L., & Reid, A. (2019). Five decades of research on urban poverty: Main research communities, core knowledge producers, and emerging thematic areas. Journal of Cleaner Production, 237, 117850. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.117850

Urban poverty represents one of the greatest and most urgent challenges that modern society is facing. The criticality of this global issue is represented by a rapidly growing body of academic literature which aims to explain the dynamics of urban po... Read More about Five decades of research on urban poverty: Main research communities, core knowledge producers, and emerging thematic areas.

Intelligence and co-creation in smart specialisation strategies: towards the next stage of RIS3 (2018)
Report
Komninos, N., Kakderi, C., Panori, A., Garcia, E., Reid, A., Cvijanović, V., …Mora, L. (2018). Intelligence and co-creation in smart specialisation strategies: towards the next stage of RIS3. European Commission

The white paper on “Intelligence and Co-creation in Smart Specialisation Strategies” outlines some key conclusions from the Online S3 project, funded under the Horizon 2020 programme of the European Commission. The Online S3 project has produced an o... Read More about Intelligence and co-creation in smart specialisation strategies: towards the next stage of RIS3.

Strategic principles for smart city development: A multiple case study analysis of European best practices (2018)
Journal Article
Mora, L., Deakin, M., & Reid, A. (2019). Strategic principles for smart city development: A multiple case study analysis of European best practices. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 142, 70-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2018.07.035

Recent studies reveal a deep-rooted division in research on smart cities, which surfaces as a set of dichotomies that question whether smart city development should be based on a: (1) technology-led or holistic strategy; (2) double or quadruple-helix... Read More about Strategic principles for smart city development: A multiple case study analysis of European best practices.

Combining Co-Citation Clustering and Text-Based Analysis to Reveal the Main Development Paths of Smart Cities (2018)
Journal Article
Mora, L., Deakin, M., & Reid, A. (2019). Combining Co-Citation Clustering and Text-Based Analysis to Reveal the Main Development Paths of Smart Cities. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 142, 56-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2018.07.019

Bibliometrics is a powerful tool for analyzing knowledge domains and revealing their cognitive-epistemological structure. Different mathematical models and statistical techniques have been proposed and tested to carry out bibliometric analyses and de... Read More about Combining Co-Citation Clustering and Text-Based Analysis to Reveal the Main Development Paths of Smart Cities.

Online S3 D2.2 - Open consultation and workshops: specifications from the users (2017)
Report
Deakin, M., Reid, A., & Mora, L. (2017). Online S3 D2.2 - Open consultation and workshops: specifications from the users. Brussels: European Commission

No abstract available.

Report produced in the framework of the Horizon 2020 research project Online S3 (ONLINE Platform for Smart Specialisation Policy Advice)

Stylized Facts on Smart Specialisation Research
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mora, L., Deakin, M., & Reid, A. (2018, March). Stylized Facts on Smart Specialisation Research. Presented at 27th International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development

Smart Specialisation has generated a paradigmatic change in regional innovation policies and the European Union has shown a strong interest in supporting research that investigates the developments of this new science-related topic. This paper helps... Read More about Stylized Facts on Smart Specialisation Research.

The Research and Innovation of Smart Specialisation Strategies: The Transition from the Triple to Quadruple Helix
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Deakin, M., Mora, L., & Reid, A. (2018, March). The Research and Innovation of Smart Specialisation Strategies: The Transition from the Triple to Quadruple Helix. Presented at 27th International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development

This article suggests the Entrepreneurial Discovery Process (EPD) that underlies Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisation (RIS3) is not so much caught in the transition from the Triple to the Quadruple Helix, as rooted in a divisio... Read More about The Research and Innovation of Smart Specialisation Strategies: The Transition from the Triple to Quadruple Helix.

Smart City Development Paths: Insights from the First Two Decades of Research
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mora, L., Deakin, M., & Reid, A. (2017, March). Smart City Development Paths: Insights from the First Two Decades of Research. Presented at Second international conference on Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions 2017

More than 20 years have now passed since the concept of smart city first appeared in a scholarly publica-tion, marking the beginning of a new era in urban innovation. Since then, the literature discussing this new concept and the ICT-oriented urban-i... Read More about Smart City Development Paths: Insights from the First Two Decades of Research.

Online platforms for smart specialisation strategies and smart growth
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Panori, A., Angelidou, M., Mora, L., Reid, A., & Sefertzi, E. (2018, June). Online platforms for smart specialisation strategies and smart growth. Presented at 20th Scientific Conference of the Association of Greek Regional Scientists

This paper reports on the findings of the Online-S3 project, funded under the Horizon 2020 Programme (ISSI-4-2015), which tries to address the challenge of strengthening regional smart growth policies by developing an online platform for policy advic... Read More about Online platforms for smart specialisation strategies and smart growth.