30/05/16 - Appel à contribution - Vers une société de la connaissance : l’emploi du numérique et des énergies alternatives pour la production d’une ville éco-soutenable

"The knowledge economy as well as the planning and development of increasingly “smart” cities, ecological cities (eco-cities) have sparked great interest in a certain number of metropolises all over the world, including the comprehensive value-balance of “knowledge cities” (Carrillo, 2006). No matter their size (small, medium-sized or large), cities are prone to urban redevelopment schemes which emphasize some qualities to be displayed by the city of the future, including innovation and eco-sustainability. Decision-making actors are increasingly favouring this type of knowledge-based development projects in order to enhance the economic competitiveness and the urban attractiveness, as well as the long-term viability of the territories
they are managing (Ashein, Coenen, and Vang, 2007). On the other hand, the current “hyperconnected” and highly mobile societies are dependent on the use of new technologies. This hyper-connected (Castells and Cardoso, 2005 ; Sassen, 2011) and knowledge-based world, built upon new spaces, creates or transforms non-residential spatial practices, but also transforms
spaces in the perception and the representation of their inhabitants.(...)"