Beyond smart metres: southern cities and area-based planning

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dc.date.accessioned 2022-04-01T05:19:56Z
dc.date.available 2022-04-01T05:19:56Z
dc.date.issued 2022-03-07 en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/19323
dc.description.abstract For most urban residents in South Africa, the idea of the smart city finds it primary expression in the implementation of smart meters for electricity and water. Municipalities have been compelled by the National Treasury to implement these technologies to monitor wastage in municipal systems and to increase local revenue collection on services. The introduction of smart meters is one of the ways in which cities such as Buffalo City have tried to upgrade their billing and revenue collection systems. However, the introduction of smart meters generally entails bringing in the required technology and training from elsewhere. In other words, the municipality seeks to fix its measurement and billing problems from the top-down, imposing a new system of smart metering on residents and then teaching them to use the apps or devices which must be installed in their neighbourhoods and on their residential sites in order to operate the system. en
dc.format.medium Print en
dc.publisher Eastern Cape Socio Economic Consultative Council (ECSECC) en
dc.subject CITIES en
dc.subject TECHNOLOGY en
dc.subject BUFFALO CITY METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY en
dc.subject URBAN DEVELOPMENT en
dc.title Beyond smart metres: southern cities and area-based planning en
dc.type Chapter in Monograph en
dc.description.version Y en
dc.ProjectNumber LTAKAA en
dc.BudgetYear 2021/22 en
dc.ResearchGroup Inclusive Economic Development en
dc.SourceTitle Placing the smart city: innovation & inclusive urban development in South Africa en
dc.SourceTitle.Author Bank, L.J. en
dc.PlaceOfPublication East London en
dc.ArchiveNumber 12875 en
dc.PageNumber 115-124 en
dc.outputnumber 13703 en
dc.bibliographictitle Bank, L. (2021) Beyond smart metres: southern cities and area-based planning. In: Bank, L.J. Placing the smart city: innovation & inclusive urban development in South Africa. East London: Eastern Cape Socio Economic Consultative Council (ECSECC). 115-124. en
dc.publicationyear 2021 en
dc.contributor.author1 Bank, L. en


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