Smart cities are anticipated to create huge business opportunities with a market value of 1.6 trillion dollars by 2020. Amidst growing fascination with the promise of digital technologies, do we really understand how to think strategically about cities? We talk to Dr Tooran Alizadeh, an interdisciplinary academic based at the School of Architecture, Design and Planning to find out more.

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