Today's smart city agendas are the latest iteration of urban sociotechnical innovation. Their
aim is to use information and communication technologies (ICT) to improve the economic …

Abstract Deployments of Cyber Physical Systems (CPSs) in smart cities are poised to
significantly improve healthcare, transportation services, utilities, safety, and environmental …

The proliferation of “Smart Cities” initiatives around the world is part of the strategic response
by governments to the challenges and opportunities of increasing urbanization and the rise …

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

Untangling Smart Cities: From Utopian Dreams to Innovation Systems for a Technology-
Enabled Urban Sustainability helps all key stakeholders understand the complex and often …

As research on smart cities garners increased attention and its status consolidates as one of
the fanciest areas of research today, this paper makes a case for a cautious rethink of the …

The transformation to smarter cities will require innovation in planning, management, and
operations. Several ongoing projects around the world illustrate the opportunities and …

Smart cities (SCs) are a recent but emerging phenomenon, aiming at using high technology
and especially information and communications technology (ICT) to implement better living …

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 …

Abstract The European Nations foresee a growing population and a trending urbanization
that pose significant environmental and social concerns. To manage these concerns …