This paper identifies the characteristics of smart cities as they emerge from the recent
literature. It then examines whether and in what way these characteristics are present in the …

The purpose of this study is to clarify how to design and implement strategies for building
smart cities. Despite extensive research on cities' successful transformation into smart cities …

This paper provides evidence-based policy recommendations about the development of
smart cities. The core characteristics of smart cities, including the use of advanced …

Smart cities appeared in literature in the late 1990s and various approaches have been
developed so far. Until today, smart city does not describe a city with particular attributes but …

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 study presents the first results of an analysis primarily based on semi-structured
interviews with government officials and managers who are responsible for smart city …

In this paper, we examine the understudied issue of the pathways to smart cities. While the
extant literature on smart cities offers several insights into what smart cities are, with a few …

As the term “smart city” gains wider and wider currency, there is still confusion about what a
smart city is, especially since several similar terms are often used interchangeably. This …

This study aims to shed light on the process of building an effective smart city by integrating
various practical perspectives with a consideration of smart city characteristics taken from …

This paper explores smart city planning and development shortcomings. In particular, it
investigates eleven cases of smart city strategies and the shortcomings that were observed …