From smart to empathic cities

This paper acknowledges the contemporary neoliberal mode of operation Smart Cities. The pitfalls Cities concerning its propensity towards techno-centric and efficiency-focused governance are identified, with diminutive emphasis on social equity human-centric urban growth. Thus, elaborates upon an alternative person-environment-interaction based approach placemaking: Empathic implies embracing a shift from efficiency to sufficiency wellbeing embedded regenerative perspective for conceiving built environment. First, variable dimensions growth governance, which gave rise smart city, contextualized. operational agenda cities established. On this basis, underpinnings empathic city established by acknowledging product-based context-based perspectives. Strategies toward development proposed, such as wherein constituents need be understood interdependent systemic elements while ethical approach. Additionally, transition sufficiency-oriented practices inclusive modes participatory proposed fundamental principles future