ICT and sustainability in smart cities management

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 132-147

  Bifulco, Francesco ^a   Tregua, Marco ^a   Amitrano, Cristina Caterina ^a   D’Auria, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Community services; ICT; Smart city management; Smartization; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958688047     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJPSM-07-2015-0132     Document Type: Article

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