Abstract<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s cities are facing increasingly complex challenges. The growing uncertainty and
\ncomplexity\u2014caused by the unremitted differentiation of social, environmental, and
\ntechnological orders\u2014call for novel ways of conceptualizing urban reality. Although
\ntechnology-oriented solutions shape the most efficient strategies to manage complexity
\nin contemporary cities, ensuring an effective transition towards Quantum City paradigm
\ncan grant considerable advantages for city administrators facing looming urban
\nchallenges. In this article, we introduce Quantum City metaphor\u2014grounded in
\nfundamental notions of quantum mechanics\u2014as a new conceptual lens for
\ninvestigating urban complexity. We then build upon the metaphor, theorizing a set of
\nassumptions grounded in three fundamental concepts of quantum theory: relativity,
\nuncertainty, and duality\/parallelism. Finally, we propose an empirical conceptualization
\nof Quantum Cities based on the concrete adoption of quantum technologies to deal
\nwith urban complexity. This is achieved through systematic literature review of
\nscholarly records on quantum technologies in context of social sciences, emphasizing
\nrelated urban problematics and challenges. Principal component analysis and
\nagglomerative hierarchical clustering reveal two types of quantum technologies most
\nuseful for city managers: quantum communication and quantum computing.
\nAccordingly, we perform a qualitative thematic synthesis of related scholarly records,
\nemphasizing the negative and positive aspects of both types of urban quantum
\ntechnologies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Cite: Bashirpour Bonab A., Fedele M., Formisano V., Rudko I., (2023), In Complexity We Trust: A Systematic Literature Review of Urban Quantum
\nTechnologies, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 194, 122642.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"portfolio_category":[104],"portfolio_skills":[],"portfolio_tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n