scholarly journals Smart City Pathways for Developing Asia: An Analytical Framework and Guidance

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seok Yong Yoon ◽  
Thilo Zelt ◽  
Ulf Narloch
Keyword(s):  
Stakeholder Engagement ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Advisory Services ◽  
Working Paper ◽  
Urban Services

The strategic use of digital technologies can enable smart cities to provide more accessible and better quality urban services for citizens, businesses, and governments. This working paper offers an analytical framework to assess, design, and implement smart city concepts that apply digital technologies tailored to specific contexts. It is intended to guide smart city practitioners and decision-makers in developing Asia to enhance their advisory services, project planning and implementation, and stakeholder engagement efforts.

Systematization of the smart city civil engineering infrastructure

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 765-779
Author(s):  
E.V. Popov ◽  
K.A. Semyachkov ◽  
K.V. Zhunusova
Keyword(s):  
Smart City ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Urban Infrastructure ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Economic Innovation ◽  
Civil Engineering Infrastructure ◽  
Functional Transformations

Subject. This article explores the basic elements of the engineering infrastructure of smart cities. Objectives. The article aims to systematize theoretical descriptions of the engineering infrastructure of a smart city. Methods. For the study, we used a logical analysis and systematization. Results. The article highlights the main areas of infrastructure development of smart cities. Conclusions. Improving process management mechanisms, optimizing urban infrastructure, increasing the use of digital technologies, and developing socio-economic innovation improve the quality of the urban environment in a digitalized environment. And improving the efficiency of urban planning and security, studying its properties and characteristics, and forming an effective urban information system lead to its functional transformations.

A Participative Method for Prioritizing Smart City Interventions in Medium-Sized Municipalities

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yannis Charalabidis ◽  
Christina Theocharopoulou
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Decision Support Model ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Selection Of

One of the most critical issues relating to smart cities is the selection of the most suited interventions, among numerous available options. Especially when medium-sized municipalities are concerned that typically have less capabilities and available expertise, the need for a methodological framework for supporting the selection of possible interventions is profound. The aim of this article is to propose such a participative method for investigating the sectors in which a municipality could take actions, and for deciding on possible interventions. The approach includes citizens' opinion, municipality policy, and the organizational, technological and economic status of the municipality, as well as best practices from other smart cities. This way, a multi-criteria decision support model was developed, in order to select the best application scenarios for a medium-sized municipality. The model was applied in Samos Island in Greece, revealing that citizens show great interest in the development of smart applications. The whole approach can be easily applied, with the proper modifications, in a large variety of cities, offering a useful tool to decision makers and societies.

scholarly journals Smart City as a Model for Sustainable Development of Territories

2021 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 05003
Author(s):  
Konstantin Semyachkov
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
City Model ◽  
The Impact

The article examines the impact of digital technologies on the sustainable development of ecological and economic systems. The main aspects that make the development of digital technologies especially relevant for environmental modernization and sustainable development are analyzed. It is shown that the large-scale use of digital technologies contributes to the development of new tools, models and methods of urban management. One of the promising areas for the development of the urban environment in these conditions is the concept of a smart city. Based on the analysis of research on the topic of smart cities, the effects of the use of the smart city model for the formation of the foundations of sustainable development of territories are noted.

scholarly journals Smart cities and the pandemic: digital technologies on the urban management of Brazilian cities

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 860-873
Author(s):  
Tharsila Maynardes Dallabona Fariniuk
Keyword(s):  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Urban Management

Resumo A pandemia da COVID-19 vem afetando o modo de vida nas cidades. Em alguns países - como o Brasil - a curva epidemiológica cresce significativamente, exigindo respostas rápidas da administração pública. Esta pesquisa, conduzida em abril de 2020, visa caracterizar a utilização de ferramentas digitais na adaptação das cidades brasileiras à pandemia, baseada no conceito de smart city. Para tanto, buscou-se traçar um panorama da adoção de ferramentas digitais pela administração pública nas cem maiores cidades brasileiras, como resposta aos desafios impostos pela situação pandêmica, contribuindo para efetivar o isolamento ou para adaptar o funcionamento de atividades. Os resultados indicam a aplicação de tais estratégias em 83% das cidades pesquisadas, segundo a distribuição geográfica de casos da doença confirmados. A concentração das iniciativas sugere que a adoção da tecnologia acompanha a previsão da curva de infecção, e aponta para a tendência de adoção das estratégias em locais de contexto historicamente favorável à inovação. Característica fundamental das cidades inteligentes, o recurso à tecnologia digital na otimização dos serviços indica que as cidades pesquisadas estão, em algum nível, seguindo uma tendência mundial.

Smart City Transformation Strategies

2022 ◽  
pp. 168-179
Keyword(s):  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Transformation Process ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Main Topic ◽  
Industrial Change ◽  
City Development ◽  
Planning Stage ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
Policy Transformation

Strategies of smart city transformation is the main topic of this chapter. It covers aspects of strategizing and adoption of policies that may facilitate the transformation process and affect the smart city development on both levels: holistic and piecewise implementation. The chapter goes further into strategic planning of developing smart cities, which is identified by three stages: development policy, transformation initiatives, and project planning stage. The chapter introduces the four fundamental tracks of smart cities and analyses reasons for the existence of smart cities. In addition, it covers the different strategies for changes: technological change, social change, industrial change, and policy change with possibilities of using the smart model. Finally, it covers smart city design principles, sustainability, efficiency, resiliency, and others.

scholarly journals Foresight as a Tool for the Planning and Implementation of Visions for Smart City Development

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1782 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danuta Szpilko
Keyword(s):  
Economic Activity ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Continuous Change ◽  
City Development ◽  
The Past ◽  
Factors Analysis ◽  
Growth Economic

Global change, including population growth, economic development and climate change constitute urgent challenges for the smart cities of the 21st century. Cities need to effectively manage their development and meet challenges that have a significant impact on their economic activity, as well as health and quality of life for their citizens. In the context of continuous change, city decision-makers are constantly looking for new smart tools to tackle it. This article addresses this gap, indicating foresight as an effective tool that anticipates the future of a smart city. Its aim is to develop a methodology for planning and implementing a vision of smart city development based on foresight research. The proposed methodology consists of five stages and was developed with the use of methodology for designing hybrid systems. It is an organised, transparent and flexible process which can facilitate the development of sustainable and smart future visions of smart city development by virtue of the involvement, knowledge and experience of a large number of urban stakeholders at all stages of its creation. The article discusses in detail the operationalisation of each stage of the methodology in which the following main methods were used: megatrend analysis, factors analysis: social (S), technological (T), economic (E), ecological (E), political (P), relating to values (V) and legal (L) (STEEPVL), structural analysis, Delphi, creative visioning, scenarios and identifying actions related to the development of a smart city, divided into four categories: new, so far not undertaken (N); implemented so far, to be continued (C); redundant, to be discontinued (R); actions that have been implemented in the past and to be restored (R) (NCRR). The summary enumerates the benefits that foresight implementation can bring to the smart city.

Smart Cities and Sustainability

2022 ◽  
pp. 848-862
Author(s):  
Caterina Mele
Keyword(s):  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Free Market ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Collective Good ◽  
Sustainable City ◽  
Italian Case ◽  
Urban Scene ◽  
The City

The term smart city is often synonymous with a sustainable city. The word smart implies the use of digital technology that serves to make processes and services more efficient and to connect the different actors on the urban scene. However, this is no guarantee of sustainability. A city can become sustainable if it changes its metabolism and from linear to circular as in nature's ecosystems. For this to happen, it is necessary to overcome the paradigm of quantitative economic growth based on the infinite substitutability between natural and economic capital. If smart city governance stakeholders primarily pursue profit according to the logic of the free market, the city may be smarter and efficient in the use of energy and resources, but it is not sustainable, often not even inclusive. The challenge of sustainability implies a paradigm shift and the use of digital technologies at the service of the collective good. In this context, after a general analysis of the characteristics of smart cities, the chapter focuses on an Italian case study, Turin Smart City.

scholarly journals Smart Cities Oriented Project Planning and Evaluation Methodology Driven by Citizen Perception—IoT Smart Mobility Case

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 7088 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis F. Luque-Vega ◽  
Miriam A. Carlos-Mancilla ◽  
Verónica G. Payán-Quiñónez ◽  
Emmanuel Lopez-Neri
Keyword(s):  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Evaluation Methodology ◽  
Strategic Approach ◽  
Innovation And Technology ◽  
Smart Mobility ◽  
Smart Vehicle

Smart Cities empower progress through technology integration directed with a strategic approach to sustainable development and citizen well-being. The creation of solid strategic planning boosts the development of infrastructure, innovation, and technology. However, the above can be compromised if citizens are not properly involved; therefore, it is relevant to enhance citizen participation when a new Smart City project appears on the horizon. This work presents a Smart Cities Oriented Project Planning and Evaluation (SCOPPE) Methodology that combines the citizen participation and the Minimum Viable Product creation through adaptive project management. Moreover, since the smart mobility projects represent the first step towards a Smart City, a case of study of an Intelligent Parking System (SEI-UVM) is presented following the SCOPPE Methodology. The application’s steps results lead us to key and useful information when defining, designing, and implementing the minimum viable product of the cornerstone device of the SEI-UVM: the Smart Vehicle Presence Sensor (SPIN-V). It is worthwhile to mention that the proposed SCOPPE Methodology could be extended to any Smart City project.

scholarly journals Smart City Governance Evaluation in the Era of Internet of Things: An Empirical Analysis of Jiangsu, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 13606
Author(s):  
Wei-Ling Hsu ◽  
Miao Qiao ◽  
Haiying Xu ◽  
Chunmei Zhang ◽  
Hsin-Lung Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
New Research ◽  
Hierarchy Process

With the rapid development of smart cities all over the world, the evaluation of the smart city has become a new research hotspot in the academic circles. Nevertheless, there still exist a series of common problems in current smart city evaluation, including the cognitive deprivation, lack of experience in planning, low coordination level, etc. Therefore, it is critical to establish a new hierarchy for smart city evaluation indicators, especially in the 5G era. Based on literature review, expert consensus, and the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process, this study developed an innovative smart city evaluation framework. In the framework, an index comprising three dimensions, i.e., smart economy, smart society, and smart environmental protection, as well as several attributes for these dimensions for smart city evaluation were established. Then, taking Jiangsu Province, the fastest-growing province in China, as the research area, the development level of smart city for the cities in Jiangsu was calculated. The results have verified the effectiveness of the framework, which can provide suggestions for sustainable urbanization, and help urban decision-makers to promote the efficient development of smart cities.

scholarly journals DETERMINING SMART INTERSECTIONS FOR SMART CITY APPLICATIONS USING MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION-MAKING TECHNIQUES

2020 ◽  
Vol XLIV-4/W3-2020 ◽  
pp. 405-412
Author(s):  
T. Urfalı ◽  
A. Eymen
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Smart City ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Multi Criteria Decision Making ◽  
Smart Transportation ◽  
Intersection System

Abstract. Urbanization process occurs unprecedentedly all round the world. Increase in population accompanies energy need, environmental issues and transportation problems. In order to manage urban growth which causes complication and to enhance the quality of life, we need to find new solutions. During the recent years, smart cities which solve their problems become popular thanks to integration between reformed technology and expanding cities. Primarily, it requires that smart city should be effective spatially. Due to these reasons, to have an investment to the area of requirement properly is extremely important with regard to cost and recovery in order to benefit from smart city applications ultimately and also to achieve high efficiency from this high budget investment. In this study, the criteria affecting the location of the intersections where the smart intersection system will be applied according to the current situation in Kayseri province by using the multi-criteria decision making method were examined. With these effective solutions, smart transportation will provide high functionality and a more efficient flow. At the same time, this study will help decision-makers in planning and investments.

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