In the era of digital revolution many cities around the world have invested significantly in the
design and implementation of smart city projects and initiatives to provide solutions to the …

City managers need indicators for target setting, performance assessment, monitoring,
management and decision-making purposes. The choice of the most suitable indicator …

Today's cities are estimated to generate 80% of global GDP, covering only about 3% of the
land, but contributing to about 72% of all global greenhouse gas emissions. Cities face …

There has been a surge of interest over the past several years in the development and
implementation of tools, frameworks, and indicator sets (hereafter,'schemes') for smart city …

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

Urban sustainability assessment tools are increasingly used to inform planning and
policymaking in cities. Despite being diverse in their scale, scope, and clientele, their …

Smart and sustainable cities are expected to form a cornerstone for achieving resource
efficiency and sustainability worldwide. In this specific study we introduce a holistic …

The objective of this study is to critically review the smart city research paradigm and to find
possible pitfalls, conflicting results and topics for further study and improvement. A …

This study starts by questioning what smart cities are and how they are being planned for the
future of the population. Faced with a wide range of information, the coexistence of multiple …

Smart cities (SC) promote economic development, improve the welfare of their citizens, and
help in the ability of people to use technologies to build sustainable services. However …