Chapter 5

Looking for striking Humane and Sustainable Smart City characteristics in existing cities

Abstract

Usual listings of top 10 smart cities in the world invariably include “usual suspects” such as London, Paris, New York, Barcelona, major cities in developed countries with plenty of resources, and a long tradition of planning and management. You read references in preceding chapters from the 21@ in the old Poblenou in Barcelona, the Broadway resignification and the High Line in New York City, the Leicester Square project in London, the historic planning of Paris, etc. But there are other interesting examples in other cities that show striking Humane and Sustainable Smart City (HSSC) characteristics. And observe that some of the megacities ...

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