| Title |
Resilience of Smart Cities to the Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Context of Sustainable Development |
| ID_Doc |
39363 |
| Authors |
Kuzior, A; Krawczyk, D; Brozek, P; Pakhnenko, O; Vasylieva, T; Lyeonov, S |
| Title |
Resilience of Smart Cities to the Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Context of Sustainable Development |
| Year |
2022 |
| Published |
Sustainability, 14, 19 |
| DOI |
10.3390/su141912645 |
| Abstract |
The development of digital technologies is one of the factors influencing the cities' readiness for the COVID-19 breakout. The purpose of this article is to assess cities' resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic depending on the "smart" level criteria. The article uses the following research methods: (1) bibliometric analysis to identify the main directions of scientific research regarding "COVID-19" and "smart city" in Scopus publications for 2019-2022; (2) k-means clustering method to identify common patterns among smart cities regarding their readiness and responsiveness to COVID-19; (3) correlation analysis to identify the relationships between smart city performance indicators and COVID-19 severity in these cities. The Smart City Index 2021 was a key criterion for classifying a city as smart for this study. The correlation analysis included two stages: (1) correlation analysis of the Smart City Rank and indicators of COVID-19 readiness and responsiveness; (2) correlation analysis of the Smart City Rank and its health care components and COVID-19 severity indicators. According to the study results, smart cities demonstrated higher COVID-19 readiness and lower COVID-19 fatality rates. However, they lag behind in terms of resilience and sustainability of their health care systems. |
| Author Keywords |
smart city; digitalization; COVID-19; pandemic; health care; sustainability; resilience |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000867194700001 |
| WoS Category |
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies |
| Research Area |
Science & Technology - Other Topics; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| PDF |
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/19/12645/pdf?version=1664964391
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