Informing Urban Governance? Boundary-spanning Organisations and the Ecosystem of Urban Data

Publication: Article
Citation: Acuto, M, Steenmans, K, Iwaszuk, E, Ortega-Garza, L. Informing urban governance? Boundary-spanning organisations and the ecosystem of urban data. Area. 2019; 51: 94– 103. https://doi.org/10.1111/area.12430

This paper offers a preliminary assessment of a sample of boundary-spanning organisations based across six case studies (Barcelona, Chicago, London, Medellin, Mexico City and Seoul) and across three types of BSOs: living labs, innovation districts and sector-oriented BSOs. Unpacking the shape and development of BSOs, and "placing" them in urban governance, we begin to sketch a preliminary agenda geared to offer a better appreciation of the "information ecosystem" underneath policy-making in cities. The paper is available online.

Language: English
Authorship: Ewa Iwaszuk

Michele Acuto

Katrien Steenmans

Liliana Ortega-Garza
Published in: Area, Volume 51, Issue 1
Published by: John Wiley & Sons Inc. (Wiley), United States
Year: 2018
Dimension: 10 pp.
ISSN: 0004-0894

1475-4762 (eISSN)
DOI: 10.1111/area.12430
Keywords: Cities

Governance

boundary-spanning organisation, information ecosystem, innovation districts, living lab, smart cities, urban governance

Barcelona, Chicago, London, Medellin, Mexico City, Seoul