Smart and sustainable cities? Pipedreams, practicalities and possibilities
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Smart cities promise to generate economic, social and environmental value through the seamless connection of urban services and infrastructure by digital technologies (Hollands 2008; Viitanen and K...
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Smart and sustainable cities utilize digital technologies to make infrastructure services more efficient and reactive to reduce resource consumption, increase environmental quality, and cut down on carbon emissions.
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- Authors
- Evans, J., Karvonen, A., Luque-Ayala, A., Martin, C., McCormick, K., Raven, R., & Palgan, Y. V.
- Affiliations
- University of Manchester (GB)
- KTH Royal Institute of Technology (SE)
- Durham University
- Lund University (SE)
- Monash University (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Evans, James
- ORCID
- Venue
- Local Environment
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2019-06-18
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 557-564
- ISSN
- 1354-9839 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-6711
- OpenAlex
- W2949154546
- Cited by
- 134
- References
- 39
- Citations by year
- 2026: 17 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 26 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 23 · 2021: 22 · 2020: 15
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Local Environment (publishedVersion)
- Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (publishedVersion)
- Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Durham Research Online (Durham University) (submittedVersion)
- Durham Research Online (Durham University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Lund University Publications (Lund University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Lund University Publications (Lund University) (submittedVersion)
- Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas (2014-6366-27310-35)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Media Technology › Smart Cities and Technologies
- Social Sciences › Urban Studies › Sustainable Urban and Rural Development
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management of Technology and Innovation › Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Keywords
- smart cities, sustainable cities, digital technologies, urban infrastructure, municipal services, urban sustainability, smart city governance
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