Towards Intelligently - Sustainable Cities?

• Main Authors: Luca Salvati, Vittorio Gargiulo Morelli, Margot Weijnen, Ellen van Bueren, Ivo Wenzler, Marke De Reuver
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Università di Napoli Federico II 2013-04-01
• Series: TeMA: Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment
• Subjects: Sustainable urban metabolism, Smart city, Assessment criteria, Regional Planning
• Online Access: http://www.tema.unina.it/index.php/tema/article/view/1496
• ISSN: 1970-9889; 1970-9870

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 200%;"><span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">In the quest for achieving sustainable cities, <span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Intelligent and Knowledge City Programmes (ICPs and KCP</span>s) represent</span><span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;" lang="EN-GB"> cost-efficient strategies for improving the overall performance of urban systems</span><span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">. However, even though nobody argues on the desirability of making cities “smarter”, the fundamental questions of how and to what extent can ICPs and KCPs contribute to the achievement of urban sustainability lack a precise answer. In the attempt of providing a structured answer to these interrogatives, this paper presents </span><span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: &quot;Century Gothic&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;" lang="EN-US">a methodology developed for investigating the modalities through which ICPs and KCPs contribute to the achievement or urban sustainability. Results suggest that ICPs and KCPs efficacy lies in supporting cities achieve a sustainable urban metabolism through optimization, innovation and behavior changes.</span></p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span>