In the past few decades, city governments have increasingly faced complex sociotechnical
problems and in response have developed strategies that rely on sophisticated information …

This introductory chapter identifies key fundamental charactistics of a smart city. First and
foremost, however, a smart city is based on humans and human interaction for a common …

​ This book will provide one of the first comprehensive approaches to the study of smart city
governments with theories and concepts for understanding and researching 21st century city …

This conceptual paper discusses how we can consider a particular city as a smart one,
drawing on recent practices to make cities smart. A set of the common multidimensional …

Many cities are focused on becoming" smarter". They are exploring the power of information
and communication technologies (ICTs) to become more efficient, effective, transparent …

This study represents two critical steps forward in the area of smart city research and
practice. The first is in the form of the development of a comprehensive conceptualization of …

This chapter introduces the reader into the debate of smart cities and the role of
governments in managing these cities. After reviewing the phenomenon of the smart cities …

Key concepts, definitions, examples, and historical contexts for understanding smart cities,
along with discussions of both drawbacks and benefits of this approach to urban problems …

To address the grand challenges brought about by urbanization,“smart city” has become a
ubiquitous concept for sustaining urban and economic growthwhile addressing the …

This chapter introduces important concepts such as smart cities, innovation, technologies,
and “smartness” in government. It argues that a concept of smart city should be more than …