This volume provides the most current research on smart cities. Specifically, it focuses on the economic development and sustainability of smart cities and examines how to transform older industrial cities into sustainable smart cities. It aims to identify the role of the following elements in the creation and management of smart cities: Citizen participation and empowerment Value creation mechanisms Public administration Quality of life and sustainability Democracy ICT Private initiatives and entrepreneurship
Regardless of their size, all cities are ultimately agglomerations of people and...