Can Smart Cities Cope with Sustainability?
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2020) | Viewed by 336
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Sustainable Development; Environment; Decarbonisation; Transition to a Sustainable Society; Smart and Sustainable Mobility
Interests: travel behavior; intelligent transport systems; smart and sustainable mobility
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Dear Colleagues,
We are calling for papers for a Special Issue of the journal Sustainability on research to shed light into the results of Smart Cities experiences towards a sustainable urban development.
Worldwide, city managers are called to ensure better living conditions and promote “sustainable urban development”. To support them in such challenges, since the late 1990s, the concept of “smart city” has been gradually introduced, mainly referring to the diffusion of modern information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructures within cities. While earlier understanding of smart cities mostly focused on ICTs and infrastructure, the concept of the smart city later evolved to include a range of different dimensions, such as smart economy and mobility, environment, people wellbeing, governance, and cooperation. One of the most integrative definitions of smart cities was provided by Caragliu et al. (2011), who emphasized the role of wise management of resources and participatory governance in order to provide (smart) cities with sustainable economic growth and a high quality of life.
Even though today’s smart city vision is commonly shared, there is no unique form of implementation of smart city strategies, and many cities have applied their own “interpretation” of smart city. Indeed, some cities focus on holistic strategies, while others tackle specific problems.
Proposed papers for this Special Issue may focus on studies analyzing how cities are able to cope with sustainability thanks to the use of new technologies applied to transport, buildings, energy, health, etc. Our interest lies on multifaceted approaches able to show how cities can become more sustainable through the presentation of experimental or theoretical results, novel designs, case studies, and trend-setting. Both single-city case studies and global comparisons are encouraged.
Special attention should also be paid to the environmental dimensions of the smart cities strategies and the practical results showing how mitigate urban environmental impacts. Therefore, papers should analyze—though not exclusively—whether and how implemented smart cities strategies improve air quality and soundscape, reduce greenhouse gases, and support waste management and decrease energy consumption.
Dr. José Pedro Ramalho Veiga Simão
Dr. Cristina Pronello
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- smart cities
- sustainable urban development
- case studies
- experimental approach
- environment
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