Smart cities: Definitions, dimensions, performance, and initiatives

Journal of Urban Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 3-21

  Albino, Vito ^a   Berardi, Umberto ^b   Dangelico, Rosa Maria ^c  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

indicators; smart city; sustainability; urban development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928098865     PISSN: 10630732     EISSN: 14661853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10630732.2014.942092     Document Type: Article

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