scholarly journals Canadian smart cities: a case for the circular economy in the age of "smart" innovation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vickey Simovic
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Technology Innovation ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Digital Innovation ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
A Priority ◽  
Further Development

The Canadian Smart Cities Challenge enabled municipalities across the country to reflect on how smart city technology can be used to solve their unique community challenges, embrace the possibility of impactful projects, create collaborations, and create a suite of digital tools. This paper analyses whether governments can be catalysts in adopting circular economy thinking in the age of digital innovation. In reviewing the SCC applications, five proposal submissions were analysed in depth against a circular economy framework. Recommendations for further development in smart city thinking centre around future Smart Cities Challenges, and building circular assumptions into the challenge questions, whereby ensuring circular principles are a priority for municipalities as they continue to grow and adapt to smart city technological advances. Key words: Smart Cities Challenge, circular economy, smart city technology, innovation, sustainable,​ ​reuse, sharing, remanufacturing and repurposing

scholarly journals Canadian smart cities: a case for the circular economy in the age of "smart" innovation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vickey Simovic
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Technology Innovation ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Digital Innovation ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
A Priority ◽  
Further Development

The Canadian Smart Cities Challenge enabled municipalities across the country to reflect on how smart city technology can be used to solve their unique community challenges, embrace the possibility of impactful projects, create collaborations, and create a suite of digital tools. This paper analyses whether governments can be catalysts in adopting circular economy thinking in the age of digital innovation. In reviewing the SCC applications, five proposal submissions were analysed in depth against a circular economy framework. Recommendations for further development in smart city thinking centre around future Smart Cities Challenges, and building circular assumptions into the challenge questions, whereby ensuring circular principles are a priority for municipalities as they continue to grow and adapt to smart city technological advances. Key words: Smart Cities Challenge, circular economy, smart city technology, innovation, sustainable,​ ​reuse, sharing, remanufacturing and repurposing

scholarly journals Metrics and Indicators to evaluate the degree of transformation to Smart City of a city. An Ad-Hoc Quality Model

10.29007/xcq9 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narayan Debnath ◽  
Mario Gabriel Peralta ◽  
Carlos Humberto Salgado ◽  
Luis Roque ◽  
Daniel Riesco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Quality Model ◽  
Urban Centers ◽  
Digital Innovation ◽  
Points Of View

The extreme levels of intensity with which people live in large urban centers began to affect the productivity and quality of life of cities and their inhabitants, some of which have reached extremes close to collapse, as is the case of traffic congestion in the main cities of the world. On the other hand, from digital innovation and economic development, it is necessary to provide intelligent solutions to current problems, promoting the entrepreneurial ecosystem and the collaborative economy. Each government should administer, manage and update information from each region, and distribute it in the most convenient way to each company or agency that is part of a smart city. To achieve smart cities, we must train digital citizens and take into account the accessibility conditions provided by technology. For this, the implementation of Internet of Things (IoT) at all possible levels is of the utmost importance. From these points of view, mobility has become a central issue of urban development. Its relationship with sustainability issues and its ability to generate competitiveness and quality of life, puts us before the need to rethink its future. These are certain considerations to include in possible models of quality that allow to study the degree of intelligence of the cities. When talking about indicators or metrics, it begins to pose a problem of being able to generalize / extend each of these measures. In this line of research, a board of metrics and indicators has been defined that are applicable to an ad hoc quality model whose objective is to study the degree of intelligence of cities.

scholarly journals How Canadian Municipalities aren(n't) engaging the public in smart city initiatives

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsay Toth
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Public Engagement ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
The Public

The smart city concept is innovation in urbanism. Innovation is transformative, demanding the involvement of the public based on a belief that those who will be impacted by a decision have a right to be involved in the decision-making process. But smart city initiatives raise complex technical, privacy, economic, and intellectual property issues unlike those the public has been presented with before. This paper explores how Canadian municipalities are approaching this challenge by coding and analyzing applications to Infrastructure Canada’s Smart Cities Challenge (SCC). The analysis reveals, among other findings, that municipalities engaged citizens directly as well as their representatives, leveraged previously-conducted engagement and conducted new engagement, and employed a range of engagement activities online and offline. Recommendations to Infrastructure Canada and municipal planners highlight the need for more public input on the technology solutions proposed, increased attention to the digital divide during engagement, and citizen involvement in all stages of open innovation. Key words: Smart Cities Challenge, public engagement, open innovation

scholarly journals IoT-Enabled Smart Cities: Evolution and Outlook

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (13) ◽  
pp. 4511
Author(s):  
Martin Bauer ◽  
Luis Sanchez ◽  
JaeSeung Song
Keyword(s):  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Enabling Technology ◽  
The City ◽  
Further Development ◽  
The Internet Of Things ◽  
Permanent Production

For the last decade the Smart City concept has been under development, fostered by the growing urbanization of the world’s population and the need to handle the challenges that such a scenario raises. During this time many Smart City projects have been executed–some as proof-of-concept, but a growing number resulting in permanent, production-level deployments, improving the operation of the city and the quality of life of its citizens. Thus, Smart Cities are still a highly relevant paradigm which needs further development before it reaches its full potential and provides robust and resilient solutions. In this paper, the focus is set on the Internet of Things (IoT) as an enabling technology for the Smart City. In this sense, the paper reviews the current landscape of IoT-enabled Smart Cities, surveying relevant experiences and city initiatives that have embedded IoT within their city services and how they have generated an impact. The paper discusses the key technologies that have been developed and how they are contributing to the realization of the Smart City. Moreover, it presents some challenges that remain open ahead of us and which are the initiatives and technologies that are under development to tackle them.

scholarly journals A Digital Circular Economy for Smart Cities

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 1432-1439
Author(s):  
Kannikar Khaw-ngern Et al.
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Data Storage ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Data Exchange ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Raw Material

Due to the growing global population, the middle class is estimated to reach 5 billion by 2030, and all countries aim to increase their prosperity. This has caused enormous stress on our environment and our resources, which are reducing and becoming more difficult to extract. What worsens the situation is that manufacturers and consumers have tried to produce and consume as cheaply as possible. That has created a linear economy where objects are briefly used and then discarded as waste. The purpose of this article is to review the concept of smart city and how it can be implemented to promote circular economy, to study the difference between of digital city, intelligent city, smart city, and eco-city, to examine the role of digital technology in solving complexity in circular economy and how its functionalities in circular business models. Three case studies: Alpha, Philips CityTouch, and ZenRobotics have been reviewed. The result showed that digital technology can be mainly used for data collection, data exchange, data storage, and data analysis. Data analysis functionalities can be identified as monitoring and reporting product location, product condition and product availability; notifying predictive and preventive maintenance; identifying remanufacturing opportunities; optimizing product's energy consumption; enabling recycling, remanufacturing, product design and pricing; creating the intelligent product and virtual communication. Digital technologies are effective enablers for moving towards a circular economy which can deliver benefits for economy and environment such as increasing efficiency of raw material, reducing resource extraction, stimulating innovative designs, promoting production and remanufacturing, ensuring better distribution, consumption, reuse, and repair, as well as reducing waste.

scholarly journals How Canadian Municipalities aren(n't) engaging the public in smart city initiatives

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsay Toth
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Public Engagement ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
The Public

The smart city concept is innovation in urbanism. Innovation is transformative, demanding the involvement of the public based on a belief that those who will be impacted by a decision have a right to be involved in the decision-making process. But smart city initiatives raise complex technical, privacy, economic, and intellectual property issues unlike those the public has been presented with before. This paper explores how Canadian municipalities are approaching this challenge by coding and analyzing applications to Infrastructure Canada’s Smart Cities Challenge (SCC). The analysis reveals, among other findings, that municipalities engaged citizens directly as well as their representatives, leveraged previously-conducted engagement and conducted new engagement, and employed a range of engagement activities online and offline. Recommendations to Infrastructure Canada and municipal planners highlight the need for more public input on the technology solutions proposed, increased attention to the digital divide during engagement, and citizen involvement in all stages of open innovation. Key words: Smart Cities Challenge, public engagement, open innovation

scholarly journals IŠMANIŲJŲ MIESTŲ APŽVALGA IR ANALIZĖ / OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF SMART CITIES

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (0) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Simona Zapolskytė ◽  
Vytautas Palevičius
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Urban Governance ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Continuous Increase ◽  
The Past ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Urban Issues

The continuous increase in urban population and the complexity of urban governance encourage local authorities to use technologies that support the higher quality of urban spaces and better public service delivery. Smart city projects have become more and more popular throughout the world over the past year, although the concept of smart cities is far from unambiguous. The experience of the whole world shows that cities define themselves as smart, but in each case the meaning assigned to them is different. Smart cities are an increasingly widespread urban development strategy that addresses urban issues through new technological advances, often by storing massive amounts of data from the daily activities of city residents in order to find the most effective way to use certain systems in the future. The concept of a smart city, its various meanings, features and main aspects are discussed in this article by using scientific sources. The comparison of Vilnius as a smart city with other European cities is done. Santrauka Ištisinis miesto gyventojų skaičiaus didėjimas ir miestų valdymo sudėtingumas skatina vietos valdžios institucijas taikyti technologijas, kurios palaikytų aukštesnę miesto erdvių kokybę ir geresnį viešųjų paslaugų teikimą. Per pastaruosius metus išmaniųjų miestų (angl. Smart City) projektai buvo vis populiaresni ir plačiai paplitę visame pasaulyje, nors išmaniųjų miestų sąvoka toli gražu nėra vienareikšmė. Viso pasaulio patirtis rodo, kad nors miestai apibrėžiami kaip išmanieji, tačiau kiekvienu atveju tam priskiriama reikšmė yra skirtinga. Išmanieji miestai yra vis labiau paplitusi miestų plėtros strategija, kurią taikant miesto problemos sprendžiamos pasitelkiant naują technologinę pažangą, dažnai kaupiant didžiulį duomenų kiekį, surenkamą iš miesto gyventojų kasdienės veiklos, siekiant rasti kuo efektyviausią būdą, kaip ateityje panaudoti tam tikras sistemas. Šiame straipsnyje, naudojantis mokslinės literatūros šaltiniais, aptariama išmaniojo miesto sąvoka, įvairios jos reikšmės, bruožai, pagrindiniai aspektai bei koncepcija, atliekamas Vilniaus, kaip išmaniojo miesto, palyginimas su kitais Europos miestais.

Opportunities for the Circular Economy in Smart Cities

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 12-35
Author(s):  
Ron Schipper ◽  
Gilbert Silvius
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Negative Externalities ◽  
Integrate Technology ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Common Variable

Our current global economy is based on the linear flow of material and energy at a speed faster than earth can regenerate its services. A logical answer is reversing this into a circular economy, implemented through Circular Business Models (CBM). While cities count for the majority of current and future inhabitants, consumption and negative externalities people presume the CE should play an important role in coping with its challenges. To maintain urban livability, there is another emerging city strategy. That is to integrate technology in the urban domain and make a city “smart.” This development questions how digitization can also leverage CBM in the smart city area. However, little research is known on this topic. This article therefore studies the relationship between the circular economy and a circular smart city by exploring digital technology as a common variable. The authors first conceptualize the possibilities to enhance CBM by digital technology and then apply concept mapping to determine if and which CBM have greatest possibility to flourish in a circular smart city context.

SenCity – Evaluating Users’ Experiences of Intelligent Lighting for Well-Being in Smart Cities

2018 ◽  
pp. 60-67
Author(s):  
Henrika Pihlajaniemi ◽  
Anna Luusua ◽  
Eveliina Juntunen
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Evaluation Methods ◽  
Data Analyses ◽  
Sense Of Security ◽  
System Data

This paper presents the evaluation of usersХ experiences in three intelligent lighting pilots in Finland. Two of the case studies are related to the use of intelligent lighting in different kinds of traffic areas, having emphasis on aspects of visibility, traffic and movement safety, and sense of security. The last case study presents a more complex view to the experience of intelligent lighting in smart city contexts. The evaluation methods, tailored to each pilot context, include questionnaires, an urban dashboard, in-situ interviews and observations, evaluation probes, and system data analyses. The applicability of the selected and tested methods is discussed reflecting the process and achieved results.

Systematization of the smart city civil engineering infrastructure

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 765-779
Author(s):  
E.V. Popov ◽  
K.A. Semyachkov ◽  
K.V. Zhunusova
Keyword(s):  
Smart City ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Urban Infrastructure ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Economic Innovation ◽  
Civil Engineering Infrastructure ◽  
Functional Transformations

Subject. This article explores the basic elements of the engineering infrastructure of smart cities. Objectives. The article aims to systematize theoretical descriptions of the engineering infrastructure of a smart city. Methods. For the study, we used a logical analysis and systematization. Results. The article highlights the main areas of infrastructure development of smart cities. Conclusions. Improving process management mechanisms, optimizing urban infrastructure, increasing the use of digital technologies, and developing socio-economic innovation improve the quality of the urban environment in a digitalized environment. And improving the efficiency of urban planning and security, studying its properties and characteristics, and forming an effective urban information system lead to its functional transformations.

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