Situated, Yet Silent: Data Relations in Smart Street Furniture

This article provides new evidence of the ways that smart cities materialize within specific sites and contexts through street furniture (SSF). Drawing on empirical data generated mixed-method field research, examines situated relations emerge in context adoption InLinkUK kiosks Glasgow Strawberry Energy benches London. The concept “silences” is proposed to analyze insufficiently articulated resulting from gaps or absences use, design, governance this type urban furniture. argument made silences lead failures account for decisions deferral responsibilities regarding aspects these objects. It suggested an approach focuses “listening” “speaking” about can enable dialogical forms accountability, realize potential SSF citizens local contexts.