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Discussing the concept of smart city: perspectives from Russia

Year: 2018

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: The paper focuses on the concept of “smart city”, its main approaches, and essential features. The authors state that the concept is still not well defined and there are many perspectives on it in the scholarly literature. The total of five essential characteristics of “smart cities” are discussed: “smart environment”, “smart economy”, “smart mobility”, “smart management”, and “smart people”. The authors also review the necessary infrastructure a city should have in order to be considered “smart”.

Source: MATEC Web of Conferences

DOI: 10.1051/matecconf/201821204016

Authors: Vitalii Mishchenko, Dmitry Lopatkin, Valery Chernyshov

Institutions: Altai State University, D. Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Language: English

Topic: Smart Cities and Technologies

Subfield: Urban Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2895845379