Data Governance in the Sustainable Smart City

Paskaleva, Krassimira; Evans, James; Martin, C. B.; Linjordet, Trond; Yang, Dujuan; Karvonen, Andrew

doi:10.3390/informatics4040041

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“…The concept of smart sustainable cities appears in the source literature as an effect of parallel occurrence in practice, within one city of activities in the framework of sustainable city development and the adoption of solutions in the scope of smart city [30,[85][86][87][88][89]. The problem in defining a smart sustainable city lies primarily in the lack of coherence within both concepts, as well as in the fact that they are overlapping.…”

Section: The Concept Of Smart City and Smart Sustainable Citymentioning

confidence: 99%

Towards a Smart and Sustainable City with the Involvement of Public Participation—The Case of Wroclaw

2019

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The purpose of this article is to identify the directions and scope of inclusion of the residents’ participation into the concept of city’s sustainable development and the smart city concept, taking into account national and international conditions, on the basis of Wroclaw’s practices in 1998–2018. Many researchers have emphasized the necessity of including residents’ participation in both the smart city concept and the sustainable city development concept, but they do not focus on a coherent linking of these activities during evolution toward a sustainable smart city (SSC). The in-depth case study analysis considered, i.e., three subsequent Wroclaw development strategies (1998–2018) and implementation of the smart city concept in Wroclaw (2015–2018) with particular emphasis on the issue of public participation and sustainable development of the city. The results of study show that in the case of the developments in the activities of smart city and sustainable city development carried out by Wroclaw, it is possible to identify two different approaches to residents’ participation in city activities. In Wroclaw, ‘residents’ participation’ in the framework of the sustainable city development activities currently covers all theoretical levels of participation, while within the smart city activities it focuses mainly on the participatory budget and the limited use of ICT. The conducted research indicates that for the implementation of the SSC concept it would be important to integrate these approaches in order to ensure the full range of residents’ participation in accordance with theoretical postulates. The conducted analysis therefore covers mostly unexplored area of research, which is important from the point of view of a city’s evolution toward becoming a sustainable smart city. The conclusions from the research are also an empirical contribution to the analysis of the changes of cities towards SSC and indicate the need for further, extended research on the undertaken problem.

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Section: The Concept Of Smart City and Smart Sustainable Citymentioning

confidence: 99%

Towards a Smart and Sustainable City with the Involvement of Public Participation—The Case of Wroclaw

2019

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“…The common ground of energy transition and a smart city is the data derived from ICT infrastructure. Big data management is important but there are barriers in implementation [6,7,45]. A universal platform is needed to share the data which increases implementation expenses.…”

Section: Energy Transition and Smart Energy Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Smart cities are neo-trend in the urban planning field that strives for comprehensive urban management and high quality of life [1,2]. The major component of smart cities is advanced technology, such as information and communication technologies (ICT), Internet of Things (IoT), big data analytics, cloud computing, social networks, and artificial intelligence [3][4][5][6]. Smart cities exploit these technologies to provide benefits to citizens.…”

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Smart Energy Transition: An Evaluation of Cities in South Korea

2019

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One positive impact of smart cities is reducing energy consumption and CO2 emission through the use of information and communication technologies (ICT). Energy transition pursues systematic changes to the low-carbon society, and it can benefit from technological and institutional advancement in smart cities. The integration of the energy transition to smart city development has not been thoroughly studied yet. The purpose of this study is to find empirical evidence of smart cities’ contributions to energy transition. The hypothesis is that there is a significant difference between smart and non-smart cities in the performance of energy transition. The Smart Energy Transition Index is introduced. Index is useful to summarize the smart city component’s contribution to energy transition and to enable comparison among cities. The cities in South Korea are divided into three groups: (1) first-wave smart cities that focus on smart transportation and security services; (2) second-wave smart cities that provide comprehensive urban services; and (3) non-smart cities. The results showed that second-wave smart cities scored higher than first-wave and non-smart cities, and there is a statistically significant difference among city groups. This confirms the hypothesis of this paper that smart city development can contribute to the energy transition.

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“…Besides, the lack of a systematic framework is one dilemma restricting the development of smart cities [11]. And most current architectures for smart cities are based on data [12], where we can extract useful information to support relevant decisions [13]. However, the water industry has lagged in utilizing the value of existing data [14].…”

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A Data‐Driven Framework for Smart Urban Domestic Wastewater: A Sustainability Perspective

Jing

Kuang

Yang

2019

Advances in Civil Engineering

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With the continuous advancement of urbanization, the problem of urban domestic wastewater has become increasingly serious. Furthermore, information and communication technologies (ICTs) have flourished, providing smart ideas for the governance of urban problems, including smart urban domestic wastewater (SUDW), to improve efficiency and deliver smart cities. The framework of smart governance is vital for urban planning and development, but existing frameworks lack systematic characteristics. Therefore, this study aimed to systematically analyze the functions that SUDW can achieve from a sustainability perspective and to construct a framework of SUDW. This paper articulated the objectives of SUDW from the perspectives of service providers (mainly wastewater treatment plants, WWTPs), government, and public based on the goals of smart cities and sustainable development. Moreover, seven functions of SUDW were identified based on systematic literature analysis, such as the automation of WWTPs and operation and maintenance of sewer assets. Then, the information needed for the above functions was analyzed to clarify communication between the main stakeholders and functions, which were illustrated by an information chain model. The functions are interrelated and closely related to sustainable development, where information sharing is the foundation and key component. Based on the above analyses, a data-driven framework of SUDW consisting of five layers was proposed. The paper indicated that the core of SUDW is the perception, transmission, storage, analysis, and application of relevant data. The study not only contributes to the body of knowledge relating to smart cities but can also guide the planning of cities to realize SUDW, smart cities, and sustainable development.

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Data Governance in the Sustainable Smart City

Cited by 88 publications

References 33 publications

Towards a Smart and Sustainable City with the Involvement of Public Participation—The Case of Wroclaw

Towards a Smart and Sustainable City with the Involvement of Public Participation—The Case of Wroclaw

Smart Energy Transition: An Evaluation of Cities in South Korea

A Data‐Driven Framework for Smart Urban Domestic Wastewater: A Sustainability Perspective

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