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Title	Towards Sustainable Smart Cities: Maturity Assessment And Development Pattern Recognition In China
ID_Doc	58386
Authors	Liu J.; Chen N.; Chen Z.; Xu L.; Du W.; Zhang Y.; Wang C.
Year	2022
Published	Journal of Cleaner Production, 370
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.133248
Abstract	Rapid population growth and urban sprawl create pressure on environmental resources along with a growing demand for physical resources in cities. The concept of a smart sustainable city proposes a framework to ensure citizens a better life and protect the environment to maintain sustainability through information and commu-nication technologies. This paper constructed a sustainable smart city development indicator system using the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) maturity model and assessed the maturity level of 35 cities in China. Spectral clustering was adopted to recognize development patterns on three dimensions and 53 indicators. The results indicated four development patterns. Completing developing elements converged in comprehensive -development cities. Environmental-friendly cities enhanced environmental quality under government guidance supported by information and communications technology. Welfare cities showed good social welfare via the government's highly focused strategy but lacked economic support. Innovation, trade, capital investment, mental poverty, and poor living conditions characterized undeveloped cities. Practical implications are recommended for each type according to development differences to build a better smart sustainable city.
Author Keywords	Development pattern; Information and communication technologies; Maturity model; Spectral clustering; Sustainable smart city

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