| Title | The State-of-the-Art of Smart Cities in the European Union |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 39776 |
| Authors | Correia, D; Marques, JL; Teixeira, L |
| Title | The State-of-the-Art of Smart Cities in the European Union |
| Year | 2022 |
| Published | Smart Cities, 5, 4 |
| Abstract | Today, policymakers struggle to obtain information from specific smart city case studies. The literature lacks a unified view of current initiatives. This paper performs an empirical study with the aim of collecting evidence from the literature about existing smart city initiatives in the European Union (EU). The contribution of each paper and its geography are analyzed using content analysis to identify the number and type of initiatives in each country. A cluster analysis is performed to find relationships between countries and their development phase as well as the categories (areas) they are focused on. The results suggest that there are different levels of smart city development between the member states despite the initial year of their first result in the literature. Furthermore, 22 smart city categories clustered in four different groups were found. When compared to countries' socio-economic characteristics, the results suggest the development of smart cities is significantly related to the public budget balance, gross domestic product and EU structural funds. In summary, this paper portrays the state-of-the-art of smart city initiatives in the member states of the European Union. Moreover, it represents a valuable contribution to decision makers to discuss ways to standardize smart city approaches in the European scope. Furthermore, the method used in this paper can inspire the development of collaborative dashboards for the exchange of best practices and data accessibility about case studies' details. |
| https://www.mdpi.com/2624-6511/5/4/89/pdf?version=1670499229 |
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