In their bid to combine economic growth with efficiency gains, environmental improvements,
and more positive images, Polish cities have embraced Smart City (SC) strategies …

Currently, when discussing the development of urban areas in post-socialist countries, it is
common to highlight a new stage of urbanisation known as smart city creation. Nowadays …

The concept of smart city has been studied in a variety of forms and contexts. While previous
studies highlight the extensive use of indicators of smartness, another stream of literature …

In light of the increasingly complex socioeconomic processes and changes, today's cities as
complex systems will not be able to respond to numerous challenges unless they possess a …

As a multidimensional topic, smart cities continue to attract interest from practitioners and
academics across a variety of disciplines. Whilst much theorizing and conceptualization …

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

Industrial cities still maintain structures for a mass production and consumption dynamics,
which result in several issues such as unemployment, homeless, traffic jams, pollution …

Smart cities are a new approach to urban development based on the extensive use of
information and communication technologies and on the promotion of environmental …

Smart city initiatives are increasingly dominating urban policy scripts worldwide, and their
diffusion is centered upon different regional strategies. Adopting the Narrative Policy …

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