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作者

Satoshi Nakano;Ayu Washizu

来源

CITIES,Vol.115,Issue1,Article 103244

语言

英文

关键字

Smart city;Social capital;Area management;Smart social technology

作者单位

Nihon Fukushi University, Faculty of Economics, 229 Kawaminamishinden, Ota-machi, Toukai-shi, Aichi 477-0031, Japan;Waseda University, Faculty of Social Sciences, 1-6-1 Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8050, Japan;Nihon Fukushi University, Faculty of Economics, 229 Kawaminamishinden, Ota-machi, Toukai-shi, Aichi 477-0031, Japan;Waseda University, Faculty of Social Sciences, 1-6-1 Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8050, Japan

摘要

Social capital is a concept that indicates the strength of the relationship among people inside and outside a community. It is a factor that facilitates policy for community formation and regeneration and is also an indicator of the outcome of a policy for improving a community. This study examined the hypothesis that the regional efforts to create smart cities using advanced ICT technologies enhance the social capital of the city and identified the factors that enhance social capital. Urban policy in Japan is shifting from hardware-oriented development to software-oriented area management; the Minato Mirai 21 district in the city of Yokohama is a typical example of area management. The essence of smart transition is to enhance various management functions by using smart social technologies, such as advanced information communication. The attractiveness of smart cities with sophisticated area management provided by such technologies will likely be high. Thus, this study's results will provide useful implications for better area management in smart cities.