Managing a dynamic and complex urban system according to the single concept of city
development is insufficient. The study's aim is to present the main concepts of cities …

Managing a city-its social, economic and environmental space, dynamics and links between
these dimensions is a multifaceted and complex issue. In particular, due to the growing and …

City managers search for new concepts of city development in order to satisfy growing
demands and manage risk. The research assumes that city management requires the …

The issue of urban development requires strategic thinking. It includes self-sustainable
mechanisms, strengthening self-organization and financing of the cities, collectively …

Contemporary cities differ in many structural and functional respects. Each of them has its
own unique endogenous conditions and various external conditions. For the authors, the …

Advanced urban-planning processes need methods and analysis tools to guide cities
toward sustainable urban planning. This provides a realistic and specific urban strategy for …

This article considers ICTs and the related Smart Sustainable city concept as tools to
overcome urban challenges of the 21st century. The aim is to investigate different …

Paper's objective is to present the concept of “smart city” as an approach to urban
development and, on this ground, to analyze urban practice in Polish city of Lodz. First part …

The article delivers the results of systematic literature review of research on smart and
sustainable cities. An overview of definitions, dimensions and components of smart city …

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 …