Role of Smart Cities in Creating Sustainable Cities and Communities: A Systematic Literature Review

Elvira Ismagiloiva*, Laurie Hughes, Nripendra Rana, Yogesh Dwivedi

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Seventeen United Nations Development Goals (UN SDG) focus on peace and prosperity for people and the planet. Smart cities can help in achieving UN SDG. This research carries out a comprehensive analysis of the role of smart cities on creating sustainable cities and communities, which is one of 17 UN sustainable goals. Current research focuses on number of aspect of sustainable environment such as renewable and green energy, energy efficiency, environmental monitoring, air quality, and water quality. This study provides a valuable synthesis of the relevant literature on smart cities by analysing and discussing the key findings from existing research on issues of smart cities in creating sustainable cities and communities. The findings of this study can provide an informative framework for research on smart cities for academics and practitioners.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICT Unbounded, Social Impact of Bright ICT Adoption - IFIP WG 8.6 International Conference on Transfer and Diffusion of IT, TDIT 2019, Proceedings
EditorsYogesh Dwivedi, Emmanuel Ayaburi, Richard Boateng, John Effah
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media, LLC
Pages311-324
Number of pages14
ISBN (Print)9783030206703
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes
EventIFIP WG 8.6 International Conference on Transfer and Diffusion of IT, TDIT 2019 - Accra, Ghana
Duration: 21 Jun 201922 Jun 2019

Publication series

NameIFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Volume558
ISSN (Print)1868-4238
ISSN (Electronic)1868-422X

Conference

ConferenceIFIP WG 8.6 International Conference on Transfer and Diffusion of IT, TDIT 2019
Country/TerritoryGhana
CityAccra
Period21/06/1922/06/19

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, IFIP International Federation for Information Processing.

Keywords

  • Literature review
  • Smart cities
  • Sustainable development goals

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Information Systems and Management

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