The smart city concept and its importance in the development of urban space

• Authors: Zakrzewska-Półtorak Alicja

Title variants

PL

Koncepcja inteligentnych miast i jej znaczenie w rozwoju przestrzeni zurbanizowanych

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of this paper is to discuss the smart city concept and indicate how its implementation may influence the efficient development of urban space. The paper is a review of the results of research on the smart city concept, smart cities in the European Union and selected aspects of modern urban space development. The author used above all a descriptive method and simple statistical methods. As the paper proves, the implementation of the smart city concept can facilitate and support the development of urban space. The main conclusions concern its impact on awareness in society, civic participation, creative attitudes, entrepreneurial activities and innovative solutions.

Keywords

EN

city; urban space; development; smart city

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
• Journal: Biblioteka Regionalisty
• Year: 2015
• Issue: 15
• Pages: 103-112

Contributors

author

Zakrzewska-Półtorak Alicja

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