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Title A Study on the Integration of Resilience and Smart City Concepts in Urban Systems
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Authors Tzioutziou, A; Xenidis, Y
Title A Study on the Integration of Resilience and Smart City Concepts in Urban Systems
Year 2021
Published Infrastructures, 6, 2
DOI 10.3390/infrastructures6020024
Abstract The continuous growth of cities brings out various concerns for improved development and management of the multifaceted urban systems, including those of resilience and smartness. Despite the many significant efforts in the research field, both notions remain changeable, thus retaining the lack of commonly accepted conceptual and terminological frameworks. The paper's research goals are to designate the current direct and indirect links in the conceptualizations and research trends of the resilience and smart city frameworks and to prove the potential of the conceptual convergence between them in the context of urban systems. The application of a semi-systematic literature review, including bibliometric evidence and followed by content analysis, has led to the observation that as the resilience discourse opens up to embrace other dimensions, including technology, the smart city research turns its interest to the perspective of urban protection. Therefore, both concepts share the goal for urban sustainability realized through specific capacities and processes and operationalized with the deployment of technology. The paper's findings suggest that the conceptual and operational foundations of these two concepts could support the emergence of an integrated framework. Such a prospect acknowledges the instrumental role of the smart city approach in the pursuit of urban resilience and unfolds a new model for sustainable city management and development.
Author Keywords resilience; smart city; emergent property; urban development; infrastructure; socio-technical system
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
EID WOS:000623662600011
WoS Category Construction & Building Technology; Engineering, Civil; Transportation Science & Technology
Research Area Construction & Building Technology; Engineering; Transportation
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