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Towards 'smart cities' as 'healthy cities': health equity in a digital age.


ABSTRACT: The advent of 'smart' technologies has already transformed urban life, with important consequences for physical, mental, and social well-being. Population health and equity have, however, been conspicuously absent from much of the 'smart cities' research and policy agenda. With this in mind, we argue for a re-conceptualization of 'digital divides' in terms of socio-economic gradients at the individual level, and we draw attention to digitally mediated connections as crucial elements for health promotion at an institutional level and for remedying inequities. We do so in part by reporting on a recent symposium. Overall, we begin to integrate the 'healthy cities' tradition with the current interest in 'smart cities'.

SUBMITTER: Mouton M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6964412 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Towards 'smart cities' as 'healthy cities': health equity in a digital age.

Mouton Morgan M   Ducey Ariel A   Green Judith J   Hardcastle Lorian L   Hoffman Steven S   Leslie Myles M   Rock Melanie M  

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique 20190130 3


The advent of 'smart' technologies has already transformed urban life, with important consequences for physical, mental, and social well-being. Population health and equity have, however, been conspicuously absent from much of the 'smart cities' research and policy agenda. With this in mind, we argue for a re-conceptualization of 'digital divides' in terms of socio-economic gradients at the individual level, and we draw attention to digitally mediated connections as crucial elements for health p  ...[more]

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