What are the differences between sustainable and smart cities?

Cities

Volumn 60, Issue , 2017, Pages 234-245

  Ahvenniemi, Hannele ^a,b   Huovila, Aapo ^a   Pinto Seppä, Isabel ^a   Airaksinen, Miimu ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b Rakennuttajatoimisto Valvontakonsultit Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

Assessment framework; Indicator; Performance measurement; Smart city; Sustainable city

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; SMART CITY; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84988735775     PISSN: 02642751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2016.09.009     Document Type: Article

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