The eight dimensions of a more Humane and Sustainable Smart City
Abstract
Cities evolve in very idiosyncratic ways, and no universal recipe applies to the development of their multiple and intertwined features in time and space. For practical purposes, however, it is useful to conceive a general framework to characterize cities as composed of a certain number of dimensions, each dimension referring to a set of desired functions or services. For any given city, the set of dimensions will provide an objective means to evaluate its current situation and to plan future actions. Based upon the published characteristics of other city definitions, and upon practical implementations of the workshop methodology presented in Chapter 6, Where and ...
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