@article{2ebb6e0bd66c45999fd8a296c654360d,
title = "Towards {\textquoteleft}smart cities{\textquoteright} as {\textquoteleft}healthy cities{\textquoteright}: health equity in a digital age",
abstract = "The advent of {\textquoteleft}smart{\textquoteright} 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 {\textquoteleft}smart cities{\textquoteright} research and policy agenda. With this in mind, we argue for a re-conceptualization of {\textquoteleft}digital divides{\textquoteright} 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 {\textquoteleft}healthy cities{\textquoteright} tradition with the current interest in {\textquoteleft}smart cities{\textquoteright}.",
keywords = "City planning, Digital divide, Health promotion, Social sciences, Urban health",
author = "Morgan Mouton and Ariel Ducey and Judith Green and Lorian Hardcastle and Steven Hoffman and Myles Leslie and Melanie Rock",
note = "Funding Information: Acknowledgements Ducey, Hardcastle, Leslie, and Rock are members of the O{\textquoteright}Brien Institute, while Green belongs to the O{\textquoteright}Brien Institute{\textquoteright}s International Scientific Advisory Board, and Mouton is a postdoctoral affiliate in the O{\textquoteright}Brien Institute. In addition, Mouton holds postdoctoral awards from the O{\textquoteright}Brien Institute and the Cumming School. Both Rock and Mouton participate in a series of {\textquoteleft}smart cities{\textquoteright} catalyst initiatives that have received funding from the University of Calgary{\textquoteright}s Institute of the Humanities, Libraries and Cultural Resources, and Office of the Vice-President for Research; these initiatives provided inspiration. Also to be acknowledged is the Social Science Research Council of Canada, which funded Mouton through Rock{\textquoteright}s Insight Development Grant. Most concretely, this commentary has emerged from the planning process for a symposium to be hosted by the O{\textquoteright}Brien Institute on 22 June 2018, which featured Green and Hoffman as keynote speakers. That week, Green was in residence at the University of Calgary as the 2018 Watanabe Lecturer. We also wish to acknowledge CJPH and the reviewers who provided helpful suggestions on an earlier version of this manuscript. Funding Information: Ducey, Hardcastle, Leslie, and Rock are members of the O{\textquoteright}Brien Institute, while Green belongs to the O{\textquoteright}Brien Institute{\textquoteright}s International Scientific Advisory Board, and Mouton is a postdoctoral affiliate in the O{\textquoteright}Brien Institute. In addition, Mouton holds postdoctoral awards from the O{\textquoteright}Brien Institute and the Cumming School. Both Rock and Mouton participate in a series of {\textquoteleft}smart cities{\textquoteright} catalyst initiatives that have received funding from the University of Calgary{\textquoteright}s Institute of the Humanities, Libraries and Cultural Resources, and Office of the Vice-President for Research; these initiatives provided inspiration. Also to be acknowledged is the Social Science Research Council of Canada, which funded Mouton through Rock{\textquoteright}s Insight Development Grant. Most concretely, this commentary has emerged from the planning process for a symposium to be hosted by the O{\textquoteright}Brien Institute on 22 June 2018, which featured Green and Hoffman as keynote speakers. That week, Green was in residence at the University of Calgary as the 2018 Watanabe Lecturer. We also wish to acknowledge CJPH and the reviewers who provided helpful suggestions on an earlier version of this manuscript. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019, The Canadian Public Health Association.",
year = "2019",
month = jun,
day = "19",
doi = "10.17269/s41997-019-00177-5",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "110",
pages = "331--334",
journal = "Canadian Journal of Public Health",
issn = "0008-4263",
publisher = "Canadian Public Health Association",
number = "3",
}