Can cities become smart without being sustainable? A systematic review of the literature

TL;DR: This study identifies indicators for measuring urban sustainability in Bulgaria, highlighting environmental pressures from industrial and urban activities, and recommends promoting sustainable building practices and renewable energies for improved environmental sustainability and social equity.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors present a systematic review of empirical studies on polycentric spatial structures at a regional scale in order to assess their effectiveness as prescriptive and normative models in spatial planning, finding that very few studies have emphasized primarily the positive effects of polycentricity, while a large number have evaluated the performance of non-polycentric (monocentric) structures more positively.

TL;DR: This study evaluates the efficiency of crowdsourcing in enhancing urban resilience to cyclonic events through participatory risk processes, employing a two-phase approach in Soledad, Colombia, and demonstrates its effectiveness in establishing a geo-referenced volunteer network for real-time responses.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a focused and operational definition of the concept of smart city and present consistent evidence on the geography of smart cities in the EU27, for the first time to our knowledge.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a preliminary critical polemic against some of the more rhetorical aspects of smart cities, with a view to problematizing a range of elements that supposedly characterize this new urban form, as well as question some underlying assumptions/contradictions hidden within the concept.

TL;DR: A set of the common multidimensional components underlying the smart city concept and the core factors for a successful smart city initiative is identified by exploring current working definitions of smart city and a diversity of various conceptual relatives similar to smart city.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a focused and operational definition of the concept of smart city and present consistent evidence on the geography of smart cities in the EU27, for the first time to our knowledge.