From Smart-Cities to Smart-Communities: How Can We Evaluate the Impacts of Innovation and Inclusive Processes in Urban Context?

Francesca De Filippi, Cristina Coscia and Roberta Guido
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Francesca De Filippi: Department Architecture and Design, Polytechnic University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Cristina Coscia: Department Architecture and Design, Polytechnic University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Roberta Guido: Department Architecture, Design and Urban Planning, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy

International Journal of E-Planning Research (IJEPR), 2019, vol. 8, issue 2, 24-44

Abstract: Nowadays, through ICT supports and their applications, the concept of smart cities has evolved into smart communities, where the collaborative relationship between citizens and public administration generates multi-dimensional impacts: urban sites are living labs and agents of innovation and inclusion. As a first step, this article aims to critically review the state of the art of the assessment methods of these impacts through a set of synthetic indicators; the second step is to elaborate a specific framework to evaluate quality of life through a set of impact indicators for smart communities and inclusive urban processes. According to some referenced authors, cities and communities are smart if they perform well in six smart categories: smart economy; smart people; smart governance; smart mobility; smart environment; and smart living. Considering a recent experiment carried out in Turin (Italy), the authors propose a methodology, whose trial is ongoing, based on a hierarchical multiscale framework defining a set of smart community indicators.

Date: 2019
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