Responsive City vs Smart City
Asia is the most populated continent in the world that are home for more than half of the world’s population. The huge urban population gaining benefit from the globalization of technology and finance affects the existence of Asian megacities. Complex urban issues persisting in Asian megacities force city governments to be more responsive. The city governments are expected to offer smart solutions to the complexities of societal problem yet implement basic services equally. Thus, the city governments have to transform itself into responsive city.
The smart city and the responsive city are similar in operational term and definition in public sphere and academic term. On the other hand, both of them are different in their implementation due to the civic engagement lacking in the smart city
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