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| Title | Insights From Smart City Initiatives For Urban Sustainability And Contemporary Urbanism |
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| ID_Doc | 31762 |
| Authors | Veloso Á.; Fonseca F.; Ramos R. |
| Year | 2024 |
| Published | Smart Cities, 7, 6 |
| DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/smartcities7060124 |
| Abstract | Highlights Smart city initiatives are varied but primarily focus on governance and environment, with less attention to other critical dimensions needed for sustainable urban practices. Smart city initiatives heavily rely on ICT for managing urban operations but lack comprehensive and inclusive assessment studies on their sustainable and social benefits. Implications of the Main Findings: The findings highlight the need for more holistic frameworks in smart city approaches to efficiently address urban sustainability challenges and improve urban practices. Standardized assessment methods are needed for evaluating the benefits of smart technologies on sustainable development and urban practices.Abstract Urbanization growth poses various challenges, such as congestion, pollution, and resource consumption, prompting city planners and governments to adopt smart systems to manage these issues more efficiently. Despite widespread adoption, there is no consensus on the defining attributes of smart cities, particularly regarding their role in urban sustainability and contemporary urbanism. This paper provides a literature review to understand the implications of smart city initiatives for sustainable urban planning, focusing on practices in Singapore, Helsinki, Barcelona, and Medellin. Based on 71 publications surveyed from Scopus and Web of Science, this paper evaluates smart, sustainable initiatives undertaken in these four cities across six smart domains: mobility, governance, environment, people, living, and economy. This review shows that most studies focus on Barcelona and Singapore, particularly in the domains of smart environment and governance. Despite differing urban contexts, the notion of "smart" is closely tied to using information and communication technologies to drive urban operations. This analysis identifies a lack of assessment studies on the benefits of smart cities in terms of urban sustainability and a lack of holistic approaches to address the complex challenges cities face in achieving sustainable development. |
| Author Keywords | planning practices; smart cities; sustainability; urban planning |
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