Smart City policies have attracted relevant attention and funding over the last few years.
While the time seems now ripe to conclude that such policies have a positive impact on …

Remarkable academic interest and substantial funding from national and supranational
bodies have been concentrating on the topic of smart cities; consequently, smart city policies …

Research on Smart Cities has come of age. Intense discussion on this topic has been
ongoing for years, and the academic prominence of this concept has also engendered …

The smart city is an increasingly popular topic in urban development, arousing both
excitement and skepticism. However, despite increasing enthusiasm regarding the …

Smart city technologies are criticized because they might exacerbate income inequalities.
Four factors are suggested to explain this phenomenon: the uneven diffusion of information …

Could smart city technology be considered as a strategic option for firms, especially in
recession conditions? Most prior smart city studies focus on the nature and impact of …

In this paper we adopt a comprehensive definition of Smart City and examine whether and
how the main characteristics of urban smartness are growth-enhancing. With a sample of …

The number of smart city initiatives is growing worldwide at an incredible pace. Their
ambition is to add to the competitiveness of local communities through innovation while …

Smart cities have become a landmark in urban planning. They are the result of knowledge-
intensive and creative strategies aiming at enhancing the socio-economic, ecological …

In the last decade, a number of smart city initiatives have flourished around the world. While
the literature is ripe with descriptions of those projects and pioneering cities, there is far less …