The concentration of housing in the urban area and the strong population growth, implies
adapting the cities to meet the people's Quality of Life minimum. In this sense, smart cities …

This paper develops a critical understanding of the smart city by investigating the values and
ideas that underpin this concept and how they are translated into practice. It suggests that …

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

Local elections in May 2015 represented a major shift in the political history of Barcelona
(Spain). The Barcelona en Comú candidacy, born in January 2015 under the impetus of a …

'Nature-based solutions' is the new jargon used to promote ideas of urban sustainability,
which is gaining traction in both academic and policy circles, especially in the European …

This paper explores neoliberalisation and its counter-currents through a six-case study of
austerity urbanism in Spain and the UK. Applying Urban Regime Theory it highlights the role …

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 …

Cities have begun to develop a more 'place-based approach'to food policy that emphasises
translocal alliances. To understand how such alliances develop distinct capacities to act, in …

Il termine rigenerazione è oggi utilizzato per identificare processi urbani molto diversi tra
loro: progettualità dal basso e che agiscono in uno spazio innesco molto specifico, grandi …

Technological innovations and their enabled services support business growth and promise
benefits for societies. In the mobility sector, technology adoption and its sustainable …