Making (in) the smart city: The emergence of makerspaces |
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Authors: | Vasilis Niaros Vasilis Kostakis Wolfgang Drechsler |
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Affiliation: | 1. Ragnar Nurkse School of Innovation and Governance, Tallinn University of Technology, Akadeemia Street 3, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia;2. P2P Lab, Kougkiou 3A, 45221 Ioannina, Greece |
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Abstract: | Critical approaches to the smart city concept are used to begin highlighting the promises of makerspaces, that is to say, those emerging urban sites that promote sharing practices; exercise community-based forms of governance; and utilize local manufacturing technologies. A bird’s-eye-view of the history of makerspaces is provided tracing their roots back to the hacker movement. Drawing from secondary sources, their community-building, learning and innovation potential is briefly discussed. Makerspaces, this essay argues, can serve as hubs and vehicles for citizen-driven transformation and, thus, play a key part in a more inclusive, participatory and commons-oriented vision of the smart city. |
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Keywords: | Smart city Makerspaces Sharing economy Technology governance Urban communities Learning |
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