The smart city as a common place for tourists and residents: A structural analysis of the determinants of urban attractiveness

Cities

Volumn 78, Issue , 2018, Pages 67-75

  Romão, João ^a   Kourtit, Karima ^b,c   Neuts, Bart ^d   Nijkamp, Peter ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^d AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^e TINBERGEN INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Creative city; Livability; Smart city; Sustainability; Urban attractiveness; Urban management performance

Indexed keywords

SMART CITY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION; URBAN AREA;

EID: 85034862933     PISSN: 02642751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2017.11.007     Document Type: Article

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