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Igor Calzada
Researcher at University of Oxford
Publications - 87
Citations - 1143
Igor Calzada is an academic researcher from University of Oxford. The author has contributed to research in topics: Smart city & Citizenship. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 79 publications receiving 790 citations. Previous affiliations of Igor Calzada include University of Strathclyde & Cardiff University.
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Unplugging: Deconstructing the Smart City
Igor Calzada,Cristóbal Cobo +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the notion of unplugging to critically analyze the technological determinism of the smart city and suggest that being digitally connected should not be perceived as gaining social capital.
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(Smart) citizens from data providers to decision-makers? The case study of Barcelona
TL;DR: In the context of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) taking effect in the European Union (EU), a debate emerged about the role of citizens and their relationship with data as mentioned in this paper.
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Data ecosystems for protecting European citizens’ digital rights
Igor Calzada,Esteve Almirall +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, Calzada et al. presented the need for developing data ecosystems in Europe that meet the social and public good while committing to democratic and ethical standards, using the case study of Barcelona as the flagship city trailblazing a critical policy agenda of smart cities.
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The Techno-Politics of Data and Smart Devolution in City-Regions: Comparing Glasgow, Bristol, Barcelona, and Bilbao
TL;DR: The notion of smart devolution as a key governance component that is enabling some cities to formulate their own smart city-regional governance policies and implement them by considering the role of the smart citizens as decision makers rather than mere data providers is elucidated.
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Benchmarking future city-regions beyond nation-states
TL;DR: This article argued that new city-regional configurations are emerging and establishing a regional order beyond nation-states, both as a consequence of certain nationalistic political devolution claims and due to the economic renewal and nation-state re-scaling trend advocated by the new regionalism.