An Integrated Conceptual Framework to Assess Small and Rural Municipalities’ Readiness for Smart City Implementation: A Systematic Literature Review

Mashau, Nkhangweni Lawrence; Kroeze, Jan H.; Howard, Grant Royd

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-91540-7_28

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“…Thanks to conjunctural causation, we have seen how, except in the case of the SIM effect for OVE generation, the conditions combine at least in groups of three to explain the phenomena under study. Thus, we can state, in line with [ 30 ], how different types of factors combine in the preparation of smart cities.…”

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The Transition of Cities towards Innovations in Mobility: Searching for a Global Perspective

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Suárez-Redondo

2022

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The growing concentration of the population in urban areas presents great challenges for sustainability. Within this process, mobility emerges as one of the main generators of externalities that hinder the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. The transition of cities towards innovations in sustainable mobility requires progress in different dimensions, whose interaction requires research. Likewise, it is necessary to establish whether the experiences developed between cities with different contexts can be extrapolated. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify how the conditions that determine a city’s readiness to implement urban mobility innovations could be combined. For this, qualitative comparative analysis was applied to a model developed using the multi-level perspective, analyzing 60 cities from different geographical areas and with a different gross domestic product per capita. The R package Set Methods was used. The explanation of the readiness of cities to implement mobility innovations is different to the explanation of the readiness negation. While readiness is explained by two solutions, in which only regime elements appear, the negation of readiness is explained by five possible solutions, showing the interaction between the landscape and regimen elements and enacting the negation of innovations as a necessary condition. The cluster analysis shows us that the results can be extrapolated between cities with different contexts.

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“…We therefore identify as the first research gap of this paper the possibility of identifying the combinations of factors that determine the level of readiness of cities to implement sustainable mobility innovations. In this field, several frameworks have been used to determine the readiness of smart cities [ 30 ].…”

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The Transition of Cities towards Innovations in Mobility: Searching for a Global Perspective

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Rey-Tienda

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2022

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“…Another way that smart cities can support social equity, inclusion, and residents' wellbeing is through using inclusive community engagement and citizen participation, where individuals, communities, and societies can have the autonomy to choose the development models [23,70,[72][73][74]. This approach contends that cities are context-specific and embedded in certain meanings that are shared by their residents [75,76].…”

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Smart City Results and Sustainability: Current Progress and Emergent Opportunities for Future Research

2023

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The notion of sustainability has gained increasing popularity in smart city research. While numerous studies have focused on how smart city initiatives either undermine or contribute to sustainability, a few essential questions remain unanswered. First, a vast body of knowledge has been accumulated on the results of smart cities, particularly their short-term outputs. However, it is not clear how those results can be sustained over time. Second, most of the existing literature touches on environmental and economic sustainability, whereas other perspectives, such as social and cultural sustainability, are still underexplored. Given these gaps, this study seeks to contribute to the sustainability and smart city literature by answering the following research questions: (1) To what extent have the results of smart city initiatives been addressed in previous studies? and (2) To what extent have smart city scholars addressed the different dimensions of sustainability? A narrative literature review was conducted. Our findings indicate that the sustainability of smart cities can be understood in two ways—the duration of results and the multi-dimensional long-term sustainability goals. Based on the findings, this study proposes a few intersections of the two concepts and an agenda to guide future research on sustainability in smart cities.

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“…For example, the smart readiness indicator (SRI) devised by the European Commission assesses the readiness of buildings to incorporate technologies and electronic systems to enhance energy efficiency and overall performance [27]. Research has also been conducted to assess a city's urban mobility system readiness for adopting innovation by investigating various dimensions, such as governmental, technological, environmental, socioeconomic, and political [26,28,29]. Our study contributes to this field by comparing different cities across three major regions, providing insights into how diverse urban contexts of each country might influence innovation readiness.…”

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A Quantitative Model of Innovation Readiness in Urban Mobility: A Comparative Study of Smart Cities in the EU, Eastern Asia, and USA Regions

Ayfantopoulou,

Touloumidis,

Mallidis

et al. 2023

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The smart cities paradigm has gained significant attention as a tool to address the multifaceted challenges posed by contemporary urban mobility systems. While cities are eager to integrate cutting-edge technologies to evolve into digital and intelligent hubs, they often deal with infrastructure and governance bottlenecks that prevent the rapid adoption of industry-driven innovations. This study introduces a three-step methodological approach to forecast a city’s innovation readiness in urban mobility, thus facilitating city-led innovation and identifying key areas within urban mobility systems that require attention. Initially, a comprehensive literature review was undertaken to ascertain the most impactful innovation indicators influencing a city’s ability to embrace new technologies. Subsequently, Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was applied to identify these indicators, highlighting the primary markers of innovation for each city. The final step involved the application of both random and fixed-effects regression models to quantify the influence of distinct unobserved variables—such as economic, cultural, and political factors—on the innovation readiness of various cities. The methodology’s effectiveness was tested using data from cities across diverse regions. The findings underscore that merely 7 out of 21 innovation indicators are critical for assessing a city’s innovation readiness. Moreover, the random-effects model was identified as the most suitable for capturing the nuances of unobserved variables in the studied cities. The innovation readiness scores at the city level revealed a diverse range, with cities like Madrid, Gothenburg, and Mechelen demonstrating high readiness, while others like Kalisz and Datong showed lower scores. This research contributes to the strategic planning for smart cities, offering a robust framework for policymakers to enhance innovation readiness and foster sustainable urban development, with a newfound emphasis on city-specific analysis.

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An Integrated Conceptual Framework to Assess Small and Rural Municipalities’ Readiness for Smart City Implementation: A Systematic Literature Review

Cited by 7 publications

References 29 publications

The Transition of Cities towards Innovations in Mobility: Searching for a Global Perspective

The Transition of Cities towards Innovations in Mobility: Searching for a Global Perspective

Smart City Results and Sustainability: Current Progress and Emergent Opportunities for Future Research

A Quantitative Model of Innovation Readiness in Urban Mobility: A Comparative Study of Smart Cities in the EU, Eastern Asia, and USA Regions

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