A systematic review of a digital twin city: A new pattern of urban governance toward smart cities

AbstractThe contemporary ‘digital age’ prompts the need for a re-assessment of urban planning principles and practices. Against the background of current data-rich urban planning, this study seeks to address the question whether an appropriate methodological underpinning can be provided for smart city governance based on a data-driven planning perspective. It posits that the current digital technology age has a drastic impact on city strategies and calls for a multi-faceted perspective on future urban development, termed here the ‘XXQ-principle’ (which seeks to attain the highest possible level of quality for urban life). Heterogeneity in urban objectives and data embodied in the XXQ-principle can be systematically addressed by a process of data decomposition (based on a ‘cascade principle’), so that first, higher-level urban policy domains are equipped with the necessary (‘big’) data provisions, followed by lower-ranking urban governance levels. The conceptual decomposition principle can then be translated into a comprehensive hierarchical model architecture for urban intelligence based on the ‘flying disc’ model, including key performance indicators (KPIs). This new model maps out the socio-economic arena of a complex urban system according to the above cascade system. The design of this urban system architecture and the complex mutual connections between its subsystems is based on the ‘blowing-up’ principle that originates from a methodological deconstruction-reconstruction paradigm in the social sciences. The paper advocates the systematic application of this principle to enhance the performance of smart cities, called the XXQ performance value. This study is not empirical, although it is inspired by a wealth of previous empirical research. It aims to advance conceptual and methodological thinking on principles of smart urban planning.

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Movable Dynamic Data Detection and Visualization for Digital Twin City

2020 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics - Asia (ICCE-Asia) ◽

10.1109/icce-asia49877.2020.9277250 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Ahyun Lee ◽

Juwan Kim ◽

Insung Jang

Keyword(s):

Data Detection ◽

Dynamic Data ◽

Twin City ◽

Digital Twin

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Actually existing smart citizens: expertise and (non)participation in the making of the smart city

10.31235/osf.io/6fcet ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Taylor Shelton ◽

Thomas Lodato

Keyword(s):

Smart City ◽

Policy Making ◽

Urban Governance ◽

Smart Cities ◽

Top Down ◽

The World ◽

Number Of Individuals

In response to the mounting criticism of emerging ‘smart cities’ strategies around the world, a number of individuals and institutions have attempted to pivot from discussions of smart cities towards a focus on ‘smart citizens’. While the smart citizen is most often seen as a kind of foil for those more stereotypically top-down, neoliberal, and repressive visions of the smart city that have been widely critiqued within the literature, this paper argues for an attention to the ‘actually existing smart citizen’, which plays a much messier and more ambivalent role in practice. This paper proposes the dual figures of ‘the general citizen’ and ‘the absent citizen’ as a heuristic for thinking about how the lines of inclusion and exclusion are drawn for citizens, both discursively and materially, in the actual making of the smart city. These figures are meant to highlight how the universal and unspecified figure of ‘the citizen’ is discursively deployed to justify smart city policies, while at the same time, actual citizens remain largely excluded from such decision and policy-making processes. Using a case study of Atlanta, Georgia and its ongoing smart cities initiatives, we argue that while the participation of citizens is crucial to any truly democratic mode of urban governance, the emerging discourse around the promise of smart citizenship fails to capture the realities of how citizens are actually discussed and enrolled in the making of these policies.

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Sustainable business model for local council’s smart city initiatives: a systematic literature review

F1000Research ◽

10.12688/f1000research.73373.1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

pp. 1066

Author(s):

Ezatul Faizura Mustaffa Kamal Effendee ◽

Magiswary Dorasamy ◽

Abdul Aziz Bin Ahmad ◽

Azrin Aris ◽

Saida Hargeum ◽

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Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Business Model ◽

Smart City ◽

Business Models ◽

Smart Cities ◽

Success Factor ◽

Sustainable Business ◽

Local Authorities ◽

Frugal Innovation ◽

Online Databases

Background: Malaysia is embarking on sustainable, resilient, and prosperous living conditions initiatives. Malaysian cities are embracing the smart city aspiration through their respective local authorities. However, they face challenges regarding funding allocation for smart city implementation. Local authorities primarily operate on a conventional business model. Based on their current business model, they are unlikely to sustain their smart city initiatives. A more financially sustainable business model is required by these local authorities to embark on smart city initiatives. This study presents a systematic review concerning the business models adopted by local authorities to implement smart cities. This paper also explores the applicability of frugal innovation towards developing a smart city business model. Methods: This article undertakes a systematic review based on combination sets of eight main keywords: smart city, business model, frugal innovation, local authorities, performance, inclusivity, technology and success factor. The search strategy includes journal articles and conference proceedings from five major online databases: Emerald, ProQuest, Scopus, IEEE Xplore, ScienceDirect, and Springer Link between 2001-2021. The data is tabulated for clear expression of knowledge gaps. Results: A total of 17 articles from 300 articles on smart city business models matched the search on smart city business models for local authorities . The study revealed that hardly any in-depth research providing the crucial elements for a successful smart city business model for local authorities has been conducted. No research has linked frugal innovation to smart city business models. Conclusions: The study calls upon the research community to explore further, the possible linkage between frugal innovation and smart cities for local authorities.

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Smart City: An Approach from the View of Smart Urban Governance

International Journal of Sustainable Construction Engineering Technology ◽

10.30880/ijscet.2021.12.01.029 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Hung Viet NGO ◽

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Quan LE ◽

Keyword(s):

Smart City ◽

Urban Governance ◽

Smart Cities ◽

Effective Governance ◽

Global Trend ◽

Government Work ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Urban Issues ◽

The City

The world’s population is forecasted of having 68% to be urban residents by 2050 while urbanization in the world continues to grow. Along with that phenomenon, there is a global trend towards the creation of smart cities in many countries. Looking at the overview of studies and reports on smart cities, it can be seen that the concept of “smart city” is not clearly defined. Information and communication technology have often been being recognized by the vast majority of agencies, authorities and people when thinking about smart city but the meaning of smart city goes beyond that. Smart city concept should come with the emphasizing on the role of social resources and smart urban governance in the management of urban issues. Therefore, the "smart city" label should refer to the capacity of smart people and smart officials who create smart urban governance solutions for urban problems. The autonomy in smart cities allows its members (whether individuals or the community in general) of the city to participate in governance and management of the city and become active users and that is the picture of e-democracy. E-democracy makes it easier for stakeholders to become more involved in government work and fosters effective governance by using the IT platform of smart city. This approach will be discussed more in this paper.

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Could a Smart City Ameliorate Urban Traffic Congestion? A Quasi-Natural Experiment Based on a Smart City Pilot Program in China

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12062291 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (6) ◽

pp. 2291

Author(s):

Yuhui Guo ◽

Zhiwei Tang ◽

Jie Guo

Keyword(s):

Traffic Congestion ◽

Smart City ◽

Urban Governance ◽

Smart Cities ◽

Dynamic Effect ◽

Urban Traffic ◽

Marginal Effect ◽

Positive Role ◽

Rapid Urbanization ◽

City Construction

More countries and regions are joining the bandwagon of smart city construction, which is an important strategy and innovative urban governance concept to solve the problem of rapid urbanization. This paper examines whether smart city innovation is able to ameliorate the traffic congestion faced by a large number of cities. Using panel data for 187 prefecture-level cities in China from 2008 to 2017, this paper tests the effect of implementation of a smart city on urban traffic congestion with the difference-in-difference method. The results show that, firstly, the construction of smart cities have significantly reduced the degree of urban traffic congestion and improved the quality and capacity of public transport. Secondly, information technology and urban innovation are the main mechanisms for smart city implementation to improve urban traffic problems. Thirdly, the improvement effect of smart city implementation on traffic management shows an increasing marginal effect over time. By overcoming the estimation bias in previous studies, this study accurately analyzes the positive role and dynamic effect of smart city construction on traffic improvement. It augments the literature of program evaluation and assessment of smart city implementation. By examining how to improve traffic congestion, it offers some insights that could inspire governments to build smarter cities with better traffic.

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Sports and urban development: an introduction

International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship ◽

10.1108/ijsms-11-2020-0194 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Geoff Dickson ◽

James Jianhui Zhang

Keyword(s):

Urban Development ◽

Urban Design ◽

Urban Governance ◽

Smart Cities ◽

Sport Marketing ◽

Review Of Literature ◽

Special Issue ◽

Content Type ◽

Introductory Article

PurposeAlthough both sports and cities have transformed over the last century, research on the intersection of sports and urban development remains scarce. This special issue was designed to advance a research agenda in relation to sports and urban development. The sports and urban development special issue of International Journal of Sport Marketing and Sponsorship brings together a collection of conceptual, empirical and commentary papers from four continents. Themes explored in this special issue include legacy, governance, image, climate change and sustainability. We encourage collaborative approaches between sport researchers and those with a focus on urban development, urban design and urban governance. Understanding the role of sports in the development of smart cities is an excellent opportunity for these collaborations to occur.Design/methodology/approachA comprehensive review of literature was undertaken to assess the literature related to sports and urban development.FindingsIn addition to this introductory article, there are ten manuscripts selected for this special issue investigating sports and urban development.Originality/valueThis special issue seeks to promote more research on sports and urban development, ultimately ultimately advancing theories and providing solutions.

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