The concept of “smart city” is acknowledged by researchers and practitioners as a promising
solution to address the challenges of urbanization and promote urban sustainability …

This study presents an innovative integrated approach for smart cities, aimed at promoting
environmentally sustainable economies through novel technological and socio-economic …

Urbanization and its consequent problems are urging cities to become smarter. Developing
smart cities calls for a suitable while comprehensive assessment framework to assist city …

Researches indicate that urbanization rate has increased day by day, from 34% in 1960 up
to 54% in 2015, and is expected to reach 66% in 2050. This means that not only urban …

Rankings are a valuable element for city-comparison purposes since results withdrawn from
these comparisons can, eventually, support the evaluation of strategic decisions taken by …

Policymakers face numerous challenges in benchmarking and assessing cities' current
development states. This study extends the understandings of previous research to provide …

Cities around the world are increasingly competing to upgrade their infrastructure and
smartness levels to attract talent, become more effective and sustainable. However …

There are many indexes and ranking bodies on Smart Cities. However, most of these
rankings have their own specific evaluation criteria and ranking methodologies. Currently …

The concept of smart cities has gained relevance over the past few years. Public managers
have been planning investments to turn their cities into smart cities. Maturity models can …

Although prior studies have proposed some smart city index systems, they primarily focus on
generic indicators connected to urban development and fail to reflect the properties of …