The notion of smart cities is growing in prominence in the digital economy. The integration of
urban infrastructures with information and communication technologies enables the …

This paper reviews the potential applications of satellite remote sensing to regional science
research in urban settings. Regional science is the study of social problems that have a …

How does Internet use affect well-being? This paper presents a survey of the literature
investigating this question, and it develops a framework to analyze both positive effects and …

Since the mid-1990s a plethora of indicator projects have been developed and adopted by
cities seeking to measure and monitor various aspects of urban systems. These have been …

In this paper we put forward two ideas for monitoring the Smart Cities initiative in a better
way. In developing the first idea, we study past and on-going initiatives in the field of …

Measuring and analysing the factors that affect the quality of life (QoL) in cities and regions
has long been the subject of theoretical and empirical work in a wide range of fields. More …

All successful cities are the most developed and productive cities in their regions and
countries in terms of economy and quality of life. In addition, it is observed that there are …

The global urban population is expected to grow by 63 percent between 2014 and 2050–
compared to an overall global population growth of 32 percent during the same period …

This paper critically reflects on the building of the Dublin Dashboard–a website built by two
of the authors that provides citizens, planners, policy makers and companies with an …

The transition from fast spontaneous urbanisation in southern Europe, with popular
squatting as a form of civil disobedience, to 'new social movements'(NSMs) for democratic …