From smart cities to smart regions as a solution to improve the sustainability of urban communities

• Authors: Mazza Patricia Ikouta , Mavri Maria

Title variants

PL

Od inteligentnych miast do inteligentnych regionów jako rozwiązań służących tworzeniu zrównoważonych społeczności miejskich

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In recent years, cities are facing the rapid urbanization phenomenon, the urban population growth and the immigration. This has resulted in a lot of problems such as difficulty in waste management, urban congestion, excessive energy use, shortage of supplies, traffic congestion and air pollution. All above force government to use ICT technology and introduce the concept of ‘smart city’ to promote the sustainable development of a city. As regions face similar problems, the goal of this study is to examine whether or not the concept of ‘smart city’ could be expanded and used to region and we present the case study of a Greek Smart/Digital Region.

PL

W ostatnich latach miasta stają w obliczu takich zjawisk, jak szybko postępująca urbanizacja, wzrost liczby mieszkańców miast i imigracja. Powoduje to wiele problemów, takich jak: trudności w gospodarowaniu odpadami, zatłoczenie miast, nadmierne zużycie energii, niedobory w zaopatrzeniu, kongestia i zanieczyszczenie powietrza, zmuszając rząd do korzystania z technologii ICT i wprowadzenia koncepcji „inteligentnego miasta” w celu promowania zrównoważonego rozwoju miasta. W związku z tym, że regiony borykają się z podobnymi problemami, celem tego badania było sprawdzenie, czy pojęcie „smart city” może zostać rozszerzone i wykorzystane w regionie. Przedstawiono również studium przypadku greckiego Inteligentnego/Cyfrowego Regionu, opisujące korzyści wynikające z zastosowania proponowanych ram.

Keywords

EN

Information and communication technology; Smart city; Smart region; Urban innovation; Urbanization

PL

Innowacje miejskie; Inteligentny region; Smart city; Technologie informacyjno-komunikacyjne; Urbanizacja

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Katowicach
• Journal: Studia Ekonomiczne
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 389
• Pages: 60-80

Contributors

author

Mazza Patricia Ikouta

• University of the Aegean. School of Business. Department of Business Administration

author

Mavri Maria

• University of the Aegean. School of Business. Department of Business Administration

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2083-8611