Project “Smart Cities”: Some Remarks about Efficiency and Sustainability

• Authors: Alexis Toríbio Dantas

Title variants

ES

Proyecto "Smart Cities": unas observaciones sobre la eficiencia y sostenibilidad

• Languages of publication: ES EN

Abstracts

ES

Suponiendo que en 2050 las ciudades se concentrarán más del 70% de la población mundial, el presente trabajo tiene como objetivo analizar el concepto de “Smart Cities” según lo definido por IBM y ya implementado en algunas de las principales ciudades de todo el mundo. El objetivo principal de estos proyectos es lograr una mayor eficiencia y sostenibilidad en la gestión de las ciudades, tratándolos como un sistema complejo. Discutir el concepto de eficiencia y sos¬tenibilidad, las principales conclusiones son que a pesar de que es posible aumentar el nivel de gestión eficiente y sistemas de control, en términos de sostenibilidad, “Smart Cities” puede ser solamente una manera para prolongar la supervivencia de este modelo de sociedad

EN

Assuming that by 2050 cities will concentrate more than 70% of the world population, this paper aims to analyse the concept of “Smart Cities” as defined by IBM and already implemented in some major cities all over the world. The main goal of these projects is to achieve more efficiency and sustainability in managing the cities, treating them as a complex system. Discussing the concept of efficiency and sustainability, the main conclusions are that although it is possible to increase the level of efficient management and systems of control, in terms of sustainability, considering the thesis of Gilding, this may be a way only to prolong the survival of this model of society

Keywords

ES

Ciudades Inteligentes (Smart Cities); eficiencia; desarrollo sostenible

Smart City; efficiency; sustainable development

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Warszawski
• Journal: Revista del CESLA. International Latin American Studies Review
• Year: 2013
• Issue: 16
• Pages: 69-80

Contributors

author

Alexis Toríbio Dantas

• Faculty of Economic Science/State University of Rio de Janeiro (DEE/FCE/UERJ).

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