Smart Cities: The Main Drivers for Increasing the Intelligence of Cities

André Luis Azevedo Guedes, Jeferson Carvalho Alvarenga, Maurício Dos Santos Sgarbi Goulart, Martius Vicente Rodriguez y Rodriguez and Carlos Alberto Pereira Soares
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André Luis Azevedo Guedes: Fluminense Federal University, Passo da Pátria Street 156 São Domingos, Niterói 24210-240, Brazil
Jeferson Carvalho Alvarenga: Fluminense Federal University, Passo da Pátria Street 156 São Domingos, Niterói 24210-240, Brazil
Maurício Dos Santos Sgarbi Goulart: Fluminense Federal University, Passo da Pátria Street 156 São Domingos, Niterói 24210-240, Brazil
Martius Vicente Rodriguez y Rodriguez: Fluminense Federal University, Mario Santos Braga Street 94 Centro, Niterói 24020-140, Brazil
Carlos Alberto Pereira Soares: Fluminense Federal University, Passo da Pátria Street 156 São Domingos, Niterói 24210-240, Brazil

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, issue 9, 1-19

Abstract: Since the concept of smart cities was introduced, there has been a growing number of surveys aiming to identify the dimensions that characterize them. However, there is still no consensus on the main factors that should be considered to make a city more intelligent and sustainable. This report contributes to the topic by identifying the most important smart city drivers from the perspective of professionals from four broad areas of expertise: applied social sciences, engineering, exact and Earth sciences, and human sciences, which provide important insights for the understanding of smart and sustainable cities. In this study, we conducted a wide and detailed literature review, in which 20 potential smart city drivers were identified. The drivers were prioritized from the results of a survey conducted with 807 professionals that work in the concerned field. The results showed that the seven drivers identified as the most important to increase the intelligence of cities are related to the governance of cities.

Keywords: smart city; sustainable city; smart governance; drivers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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