Abstract The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the key components of the ICT infrastructure of
smart sustainable cities as an emerging urban development approach due to its great …

Recent literature on smart cities stresses the role of digitization in tackling urban issues such
as environmental degradation and poverty. The wicked nature of these issues gives rise to …

​ This book will provide one of the first comprehensive approaches to the study of smart city
governments with theories and concepts for understanding and researching 21st century city …

Most of the definitions of a “smart city” make a direct or indirect reference to improving
performance as one of the main objectives of initiatives to make cities “smarter”. Several …

In recent years, there has been significant focus on smart cities, on how they operate and
develop, and on their technical and social challenges. The importance of infrastructure as a …

This article contextualizes the smart cities paradigm in the panorama of contemporary city
challenges, which increasingly encompasses the pursuit of sustainable development goals …

Sustainable smart city development experience various challenges, such as legislation and
policies, funding, infrastructure, and technological aspects. Numerous studies have …

Overcoming the dichotomous nature of smart city research is fundamental to providing cities
with a clear understanding of how smart city development should be approached. This …

We report on a novel evaluation framework to globally assess the footprint of smart cities
and communities (SCC) projects, being also expandable to the case of smart grid related …

Abstract The concept of Smart City (SC) as a means to enhance the life quality of citizen has
been gaining increasing importance in the agendas of policy makers. However, a shared …