The Smart City phenomenon in Spain
ESTA ACTIVIDAD SERÁ IMPARTIDA SOLO EN INGLÉS
What is a smart city? Why is it so much talked about in academia? What do we really mean by smart? The changes taking place in our society, both on the technological, political, economic and social side, are forcing us to rethink the concept/phenomenon we call the smart city. This transformative trend in the urban landscape has taken hold in recent years, as innovative and sustainable projects and a growing interest in advanced technologies have driven the Spanish smart city market. The growing interest in smart cities and the need to address the challenges of urbanisation have led to increased public and private investment in technology development and deployment. There is a need for tools to help decision-makers take actions in the desired direction, translate them to the operational level and evaluate the progress of cities in pursuing these goals. The course therefore asks what a smart city ecosystem is and what its social implications are. In particular, are the projects implemented in recent years really innovative and sustainable? Through the lens of sociological research, the course will provide the theoretical and methodological bases for analysing the obstacles to the smart phenomenon.
- Dates and places
- From September, 30th 2024 to October, 5th 2024
12:00 to 14:00 h.
Lugar:UNED Pontevedra
- Online
- Online assistance deferred, without having to go to the center.
- Program
- Monday, September, 30th 2024
- 12:00-14:00 h. Introduction - The concept of the city in sociology (from Park to Sassen)
- 12:00-14:00 h. Introduction - The concept of the city in sociology (from Park to Sassen)
- Tuesday, October, 1st 2024
- 12:00-14:00 h. The origins of the term smart and the birth of the smart city (from 1982)
- 12:00-14:00 h. The origins of the term smart and the birth of the smart city (from 1982)
- Wednesday, October, 2nd 2024
- 12:00-14:00 h. The dimensions of smartness - The Vienna School (Giffinger et al.) and the analysis of international rankings
- 12:00-14:00 h. The dimensions of smartness - The Vienna School (Giffinger et al.) and the analysis of international rankings
- Thursday, October, 3rd 2024
- 12:00-14:00 h. The smart paradigm I: the Spanish case study: Barcelona, Málaga, Santander and Zaragoza
- 12:00-14:00 h. The smart paradigm I: the Spanish case study: Barcelona, Málaga, Santander and Zaragoza
- Friday, October, 4th 2024
- 12:00-14:00 h. The smart paradigm II: the European case study (Helsinki and London and Copenhagen) and the non-European context (Songdo, New York and Singapore)
- 12:00-14:00 h. The smart paradigm II: the European case study (Helsinki and London and Copenhagen) and the non-European context (Songdo, New York and Singapore)
- Saturday, October, 5th 2024
- 12:00-14:00 h. Critiques of smartness: surveillance capitalism, planned obsolescence, corporate storytelling and unsustainability.
- 12:00-14:00 h. Critiques of smartness: surveillance capitalism, planned obsolescence, corporate storytelling and unsustainability.
- Monday, September, 30th 2024
- Attendance
- Online assistance deferred, without having to go to the center.
- Enrollment
Tenga en cuenta que con los datos aportados en su solicitud de matrícula se confeccionan los certificados, asegúrese que son correctos y están completos.
Nombre, con mayúscula la primera letra y minúsculas el resto.
Apellidos, ambos e igual que en el caso anterior, con mayúscula la primera letra y minúsculas el resto. Y en ambos casos con las tildes correspondientes.
NIF. número y letra (mayúscula) ej. 12345678H
IMPORTANTE:
La devolución del importe de la matrícula se efectuará únicamente si se solicita con al menos 3 días hábiles de antelación al día de comienzo de la actividad, y siempre justificada por causas de enfermedad o incompatibilidad laboral sobrevenida, para lo que el alumno deberá presentar la documentación que así lo acredite.
Una vez comenzado el curso no se realizarán devoluciones.
Se podrá anular un curso si concurren condiciones excepcionales relacionadas con aspectos docentes o de infraestructura económica y material que impidan su correcta celebración. En tal caso, el alumno tendrá un plazo de 6 meses desde la fecha de cancelación, para solicitar la devolución del importe de la matrícula.
El alumno menor de edad, deberá acompañar la matricula de una autorización que puede descargar en el siguiente enlace: http://www.unedpontevedra.com/11192Ordinary enrollment Fee 29 € - Directed by
- Víctor M. González Sánchez
- Director del Centro Asociado en Pontevedra y del Campus Noroeste de la UNED
- Coordinated by
- Rafael Cotelo Pazos
- Coordinador de Extensión Universitaria y Actividades Culturales de la UNED en Pontevedra.
- Lecturer
- Melissa Sessa
- PhD in Political Studies , PhD for the Academic Class in Political, Legal, Economic and Social Sciences , Honorary Member of the World Complexity Science Academy – WCSA
- Aimed at
- Anyone interested in developing critical thinking about the smart city phenomenon through the lens of sociology, with a particular focus on the social, political and economic implications of the smartness.
- Goals
- Provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to
- Identify the complex and multidimensional dynamics of social and urban systems.
- Recognise the interconnectedness of different components of the smart city;
- Interpret the socio-environmental systems in which we live, particularly the Spanish system;
- critically rethink the Smart City phenomenon through the lens of general sociology. - Methodology
- Live streaming.- The enrolled student receives the class through a computer wherever they want but on the marked dates and times. Delayed streaming.- The enrolled student receives the recorded classes where he wants and when he wants, within certain dates.
- Prior to the beginning of the course you will have the instructions and connection data in MY SPACE: https://extension.uned.es/miespacio (option 1: UNED student, option 2: non-UNED student).
- Grading system
- To receive the certificate of completion, it is necessary to attend 85% of the lecture hours.
- Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible
Esta actividad impacta en los siguientes Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible:
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- Centro Asociado UNED Pontevedra
Rúa de Portugal 1
36162 Pontevedra Pontevedra
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