The implementation of smart technology in cities is often hailed as the solution to many
urban challenges such as transportation, waste management, and environmental protection …

In this paper we examine the current state of play with regards to the security of smart city
initiatives. Smart city technologies are promoted as an effective way to counter and manage …

Smart cities have brought a variety of benefits aiming to revolutionise people's lives. Those
include but are not limited to, increasing economic efficiency, reducing cost and decreasing …

The possibility of so-called 'smart'technologies to improve city life has filled both pages of
concern and PR leaflets. While the corporations driving these developments have …

(1) Background: Smart cities have been gaining attention in the community, both among
researchers and professionals. Although this field of study is gaining some maturity, no …

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

Over the last decade, Smart City has increasingly become a popular urban policy approach
of cities in both the Global North and Global South. Such approaches focus on digital and …

The rapid proliferation of smart city (SC) projects is a response to the challenges posed by
rapid urbanization such as energy shortage, economic reconstruction (the drive towards …

This literature review provides a systematic review of smart city research between 2000 and
2019. The aim of the review is to provide a comprehensive picture of the state-of-the-art of …

This paper argues for a specific urban planning perspective on smart governance that we
call “smart urban governance,” which represents a move away from the technocratic way of …