The metaverse as a virtual form of smart cities: Opportunities and challenges for environmental, economic, and social sustainability in urban futures

Z Allam, A Sharifi, SE Bibri, DS Jones, J Krogstie - Smart Cities, 2022 - mdpi.com
Data infrastructures, economic processes, and governance models of digital platforms are
increasingly pervading urban sectors and spheres of urban life. This phenomenon is known …

Risk management in sustainable smart cities governance: A TOE framework

F Ullah, S Qayyum, MJ Thaheem, F Al-Turjman… - … Forecasting and Social …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sustainable smart cities are confronted by technological, organisational and external risks,
making their governance difficult and susceptible to manipulation. Based on a …

[HTML][HTML] Compact city planning and development: Emerging practices and strategies for achieving the goals of sustainability

SE Bibri, J Krogstie, M Kärrholm - Developments in the built environment, 2020 - Elsevier
The compact city is one of the leading paradigms of sustainable urbanism. Compact city
planning and development has, over the last 30 years or so, been the preferred response to …

The Metaverse as a virtual form of data-driven smart cities: The ethics of the hyper-connectivity, datafication, algorithmization, and platformization of urban society

SE Bibri, Z Allam - Computational Urban Science, 2022 - Springer
Recent advances in computing and immersive technologies have provided Meta (formerly
Facebook) with the opportunity to leapfrog or expedite its way of thinking and devising a …

[HTML][HTML] The key role of clean energy and technology in smart cities development

A Razmjoo, AH Gandomi, M Pazhoohesh… - Energy Strategy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Humanity is currently facing immense challenges related to the reduction of CO 2 emissions
and satisfying energy demand whilst mitigating environmental impacts, hence, developing …

Review of urban computing in air quality management as smart city service: An integrated IoT, AI, and cloud technology perspective

A Kaginalkar, S Kumar, P Gargava, D Niyogi - Urban Climate, 2021 - Elsevier
Cities foster economic growth. However, growing cities also contribute to air pollution and
climate change. The paper provides a perspective regarding the opportunity available in …

Amalgamation of advanced technologies for sustainable development of smart city environment: A review

S Rani, RK Mishra, M Usman, A Kataria, P Kumar… - IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The concept of smart city evolved with the integration of information and communication
technology (ICT) in various sub-systems and processes in urban environment. The …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainability-oriented innovations in smart cities: A systematic review and emerging themes

N Tura, V Ojanen - Cities, 2022 - Elsevier
The purpose of the paper is to clarify the relationship between sustainability-oriented
innovations (SOI) and smart city development based on the systematic review of existing …

Barriers to the digitalisation and innovation of Australian Smart Real Estate: A managerial perspective on the technology non-adoption

F Ullah, SME Sepasgozar, MJ Thaheem… - … Technology & Innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
The real estate sector brings a fortune to the global economy. But, presently, this sector is
regressive and uses traditional methods and approaches. Therefore, it needs a …

[HTML][HTML] Data-driven smart sustainable cities of the future: An evidence synthesis approach to a comprehensive state-of-the-art literature review

SE Bibri - Sustainable Futures, 2021 - Elsevier
Sustainable cities are currently undergoing unprecedented transformative changes in light
of the recent paradigm shift in science and technology brought on by big data science and …