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Zachary Spicer

Hamilton, Toronto
As seen in: Wiley Online Library, Yahoo Canada, Memory Studies, State and Local Government Review, Educational Studies, MDPI, SAGE Publishing, Taylor & Francis Online, The Conversation, The Toronto Star and
Associate Professor & Head of New College @YorkUniversity | Former public servant @ONgov | Long-suffering @Canucks fan
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The Good Catholic Movie Review

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By Zachary Spicer, John McGinley, Paul Shoulberg
| Common Sense Media Verified
age 10+ Romantic dramedy about young priest has strong language. Parents need to know that The Good Catholic is about an idealistic young priest faced with a choice between his calling and what might be true love. It's a romantic dramedy, but it tackles faith-based questions.
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The citizen and the smart city: a global comparison of institutional logics

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By Tim Bunnell, Zachary Spicer, Byron Miller, Teresa Abbruzzese
| Taylor & Francis Online
ABSTRACT Critical urbanists’ placement of smart city initiatives in Western Europe or North America mostly on “low” rungs of participatory ladders or scaffolds does not mean that smart urban development connotes democracy-eroding neoliberalization everywhere. This article offers a more globally variegated and dynamic understanding of the relationship between citizens and smart cities.
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Understanding the elusiveness of Smart Cities - Spacing Toronto

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By Zachary Spicer
| Spacing Magazine Verified
As Canadian cities strive to navigate rapid urbanization, climate change, and digital disruption, “smart city” strategies have emerged as a popular, and tempting, framework for innovation and reform. Yet for all their promise, smart city efforts often stumble over vague goals, fragmented governance, and public mistrust. Over the past three years, I’ve been working with an international group of researchers to better understand the allure of smart cities.
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