Managing Smart Cities: Sustainability and Resilience Through Effective Management

Preface
Contents
Editors and Contributors
Effective Management of the Smart City: An Outline of a Conversation
	1 Introduction
	2 A Chapter Summary
	3 Concluding Remarks
	References
Managing Infrastructure Accessibility and Usability in the Smart City
A Smart City Initiative for Participatory Urban Accessibility Planning and Management
	1 Introduction: Citizen’s Knowledge as a Support to ICT in the Smart City
	2 Accessibility Evaluation Model of Smart Cities Integrating ‘Citizens-Public Administrations-Cities’
	3 Sampling, Data Collection and Analysis of Case Studies Developed
	4 Results and Discussion
	5 Implication
	6 Conclusions
	References
Towards a Smart City in the Tropics: The Malaysian Approach
	1 Introduction
	2 Methodology
	3 Case Studies and Discussion
		3.1 Kota Kinabalu
	4 Kuala Lumpur
	5 Melaka
	6 Key Findings
	7 Conclusions
	References
A Review of Charging Schemes and Machine Learning Techniques for Intelligent Management of Electric Vehicles in Smart Grid
	1 Introduction
	2 Energy and Governance Sustainability in Smart Cities by Intelligent Information Management
	3 Intelligent Management of Electric Vehicles in Smart Grid and Smart Cities
		3.1 Electric Vehicles Charging Schemes
		3.2 Use of Machine Learning Techniques for the Intelligent Management of Electric Vehicles
	4 Discussion
	5 Conclusion
	References
Managing Safety and Security in the Smart City: Covid-19, Emergencies and Smart Surveillance
	1 Introduction
	2 Public Realm Surveillance: Issues, Management, and the Debate
		2.1 Conventional Versus Smart Surveillance Systems
		2.2 Multi-sensor Mobile Surveillance
		2.3 AI, Big Data/Video Analytics and the Question of Managing Risks and Threats in the Smart City
	3 A Functional View of Smart Cities’ Resilience
	4 Wireless Mesh Network (WMN)
	5 The Co-development of Resilience in Smart Cities Through Integrated Smart Surveillance Systems
	6 Concluding Remarks
	References
Smart Sport Arenas Make Cities Smarter
	1 Introduction
	2 Sport and the City. How to Create a Successful Master Plan
	3 Sport Arenas for the Development of Deprived Areas
	4 Improvement of Renewable Energy and Sustainability Solutions
	5 Enhancement of the Event Experience for the Supporters
	6 The Management of Human Mobility and People and the Premise of Security
	7 Conclusions and Recommendations
	References
Managing Business and Entrepreneurship in the Smart City
Crowdfunding as a Smart Finance and Management Tool: Institutional Determinants and Well-Being Considerations. Evidence from Four Central and Eastern European Countries
	1 Introduction
	2 Literature Review
	3 Materials and Methods
	4 An Analysis of It-Related Factors
		4.1 Connectivity
		4.2 Internet Usage
		4.3 IT Skills
		4.4 Menaces
	5 An Overview of Crowdfunding Regulations
		5.1 Bulgaria
		5.2 Hungary
		5.3 Poland
		5.4 Romania
	6 A Brief Look into the Traditional Funding Tools
	7 Well-Being and Crowdfunding Development
	8 Discussion and Conclusions
	References
The Role of Smart Cities in Stimulating and Developing Entrepreneurship
	1 Introduction
	2 Smart Cities and Entrepreneurship
		2.1 Smart Cities as Centres of Entrepreneurship
		2.2 The Main Determinants of Entrepreneurship and Economic Performance in Cities
		2.3 Entrepreneurship Ideas—Opportunities and Challenges in Smart Cities
	3 Conclusions and Recommendations
	References
Smart-Social Business Cities: The Evolution, Concepts, and Determinants
	1 Introduction
	2 Smart City Definition, Concepts, and Determinants
	3 Evolution and Determinants of Social Business Cities
	4 Building Smart-Social Business Cities: A Reflective Discussion on a Conceptual Framework
	5 Implications and Recommendations
	6 Conclusions
	References
Managing Participation, Representation and Co-creation in the Smart City
Social Accountability of Local Governments in Smart Cities: A Multiple Case Study
	1 Introduction
	2 Theoretical Background
		2.1 Social Accountability for Local Governments and City Management
		2.2 Social Accountability and Smart Cities
	3 Research Design
		3.1 Approach
		3.2 Data Collection and Analysis
	4 Results and Discussion
	5 Implications and Final Remarks
	References
How to Improve Social Participation of Senior Citizens Thorough ICTs: A Techno-Demographic Challenge for an Effective Smart City
	1 Living Older in Contemporary Urban Context: Ageing in Place, Technology, and Heterogeneity Among Older People
	2 Ageing, Technology, and Social Participation
	3 Technology and Ageing Between Care and Participation: From the Deterministic Model to the Social Construction of Technology
	4 Conclusions
	References
Stakeholder-Based Management of Smart Cities: The Case of Brussels
	1 Introduction
	2 The i* Framework
	3 Research Design
		3.1 Research Methods and Data Collection
	4 Case Study
	5 Results: Smart Cities Models
	6 The Stakeholder’s Interests
	7 Sustainable Mobility
	8 Citizen Participation
	9 Collaboration in An Ecosystem
	10 Conclusion
	References
Culture Powered by Blockchain in Smart Cities
	1 Introduction
	2 Methodology
	3 The Conceptual Background
		3.1 Culture and Smart City
		3.2 Blockchain and Culture
	4 Discussion. Access to Cultural Goods Powered by Blockchain in Smart Cities
		4.1 Artists/Creators
		4.2 Consumers
		4.3 City Authorities
	5 Key Findings, Conclusion and Recommendations
	References
The Evolution of the Smart City in Italy: An Empirical Investigation on the Importance of Smart Services
	1 Introduction
	2 Theoretical Background
		2.1 Smart City Definition
		2.2 Smart City Dimensions
		2.3 Smarter City and Smart Collaboration
	3 Italian Smart Cities
	4 Methodology
	5 Results
		5.1 Profile of Respondents
		5.2 Results of Smart City Services
	6 Discussions and Conclusions
	References
Managing Emergencies Through Resilience: The Case of Turin Smart City
	1 Introduction
	2 Conceptual Background
		2.1 Resilience in Smart Cities
		2.2 Reinterpreting Resilient Smart Cities as Service Ecosystems: Toward Innovation
	3 Methodology
		3.1 The Context of the Study
		3.2 Data Analysis and Collection
	4 Results
		4.1 Micro-level: Digital Skills and Removal of Barriers to Use Technology
		4.2 Meso-level: Co-Working Spaces, Engagement and Collaboration
		4.3 Macro-level: Community’s Culture and New Social Practices
	5 Discussion
	6 Concluding Remarks
	References
Circular Practices with a Public Driven Local Development Processes
	1 Introduction
	2 Discussing Main Practices of CE and Their Features
	3 Discussing the Role of Public Stakeholders in CE Developments
	4 Cases Studies: The Projects P3ST and Eco3R
	5 Eco3R Process
	6 Practices for Enabling Energy Efficient Collective Solutions
	7 Practices for Low Impact Waste Flow Management
	8 P3ST Project
	9 Conclusions
	References