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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 platforms for smart specialisation strategies and smart growth (2018)
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.

Smart City Development Paths: Insights from the First Two Decades of Research (2018)
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.

Introduction (2017)
Journal Article
Bremner, N., & Bahmad, J. (2017). Introduction. French Cultural Studies, 28(3), 241-247. https://doi.org/10.1177/0957155817714118

Although the act of labelling cultural practices or products as trash is often framed as a casual dismissal based on self-evident assumptions, it can in fact be viewed as a mechanism which reflects, perpetuates and justifies the power dynamics of the... Read More about Introduction.

The smart region: governing the transition to intelligent small urban areas (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mora, L., Branzanti, C., & Bolici, R. (2012, November). The smart region: governing the transition to intelligent small urban areas. Presented at Regional Studies Association Winter Conference 2012

Cities and megacities are getting smart. This strategic transition might be considered as an effective tool to cope with a number of current issues such as the urban population growth, the rapid urbanisation and the social, economic and environmental... Read More about The smart region: governing the transition to intelligent small urban areas.

Age Management Case Study 5 - Hospitality (2012)
Report
Fuertes, V., Egdell, V., & McQuaid, R. W. (2012). Age Management Case Study 5 - Hospitality. Edinburgh, Scotland: European Commission

This brochure is a business case for age management in the hospitality sector. The brochure was part of the Social Experimentation for Active Ageing project (see http://www.eri.napier.ac.uk). It was distributed to the SMEs in the social care sector p... Read More about Age Management Case Study 5 - Hospitality.

Age Management Case Study 3 - Social Care b. (2012)
Report
Fuertes, V., Egdell, V., & McQuaid, R. W. (2012). Age Management Case Study 3 - Social Care b. Edinburgh, Scotland: European Commission

This brochure is a business case for age management in the social care sector. The brochure was part of the Social Experimentation for Active Ageing project (see http://www.eri.napier.ac.uk). It was distributed to the SMEs in the social care sector p... Read More about Age Management Case Study 3 - Social Care b..

Age Management Case Study 4 - Environmental Services. (2012)
Report
Fuertes, V., Egdell, V., & McQuaid, R. W. (2012). Age Management Case Study 4 - Environmental Services. Edinburgh, Scotland: European Commission

This brochure is a business case for age management in the environmental services sector. The brochure was part of the Social Experimentation for Active Ageing project (see http://www.eri.napier.ac.uk). It was distributed to the SMEs in the social ca... Read More about Age Management Case Study 4 - Environmental Services..

Age Management Case Study 6 - Social Care & Housing. (2012)
Report
Fuertes, V., Egdell, V., & McQuaid, R. W. (2012). Age Management Case Study 6 - Social Care & Housing. Edinburgh, Scotland: European Commission

This brochure is a business case for age management in the social care and housing sector. The brochure was part of the Social Experimentation for Active Ageing project (see http://www.eri.napier.ac.uk). It was distributed to the SMEs in the social c... Read More about Age Management Case Study 6 - Social Care & Housing..

Active ageing executive summary. (2011)
Report
Fuertes, V., Egdell, V., McQuaid, R. W., & Guest, P. (2011). Active ageing executive summary. Edinburgh: Employment Research Institute

This booklet is the executive summary of the final project report of the Social Experimentation for Active Ageing (see http://www.eri.napier.ac.uk).

The development of tourism businesses in rural communities: The case of the Maroons of Jamaica. (2005)
Book Chapter
Chambers, D. (2005). The development of tourism businesses in rural communities: The case of the Maroons of Jamaica. In D. Hall, I. Kirkpatrick, & M. Mitchell (Eds.), Rural Tourism and Sustainable Business (180-200). Channel View Publications

This chapter presents the results of research conducted in three Maroon villages in Jamaica during the summer of 2003, which investigated the views and reactions of the Maroons towards (cultural) tourism development opportunities in their communities... Read More about The development of tourism businesses in rural communities: The case of the Maroons of Jamaica..

Age Management Case Study 2 - Business Services
Report
Fuertes, V., Egdell, V., & McQuaid, R. W. (2012). Age Management Case Study 2 - Business Services. Edinburgh, Scotland: European Commission

Demographic changes will continue to see populations across Europe and the world getting older, making an older
workforce’s contribution to the labour market both valuable and imperative. Currently there are a number of barriers
to paid employment... Read More about Age Management Case Study 2 - Business Services.