Comparative analysis of standardized indicators for Smart sustainable cities: What indicators and standards to use and when?

Cities

Volumn 89, Issue , 2019, Pages 141-153

  Huovila, Aapo ^a   Bosch, Peter ^b   Airaksinen, Miimu ^c  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c Finnish Association of Civil Engineers RIL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Decision making; Monitoring; Smart sustainable cities; Standardization; Sustainable Development Goals; Urban indicator

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY MAKING; SMART CITY; STANDARDIZATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 85060545613     PISSN: 02642751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2019.01.029     Document Type: Article

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