Research on smart cities lacks a systematic understanding of the different components of
smart city governance, the metrics to measure these components, their envisaged outcomes …

Our planet is gradually moving towards an urbanized world. Modern urban agglomerations
tend to turn nowadays into advanced information hubs supporting a smart management of …

This study addresses the strategic governance challenges of modern smart cities from the
new viewpoint of big data management. It seeks to develop and highlight a systematic …

Urban development and heritage management have often been positioned as opposing
powers in the management of historic urban landscapes. Heritage is seen as one of the …

Our time is characterized by extraordinary and accelerated changes. They determine new
uncertainties, new growing turbulences, disequilibria and conflicts between, for example …

This current research aims to build and validate a city strategic management model which
allows the development of medium-long-term city strategies. The empirical research design …

Contemporary cities are becoming more and more diverse in population as a result of
immigration. Research shows that while residential neighborhoods are becoming ethnically …

Cities are essential vectors for economic and sustainable development worldwide, as a
consequence of globalization and the recent economic, financial, social, and environmental …

The contemporary 'digital age'prompts the need for a re-assessment of urban planning
principles and practices. Against the background of current data-rich urban planning, this …

This paper discusses the challenges that'the triumph of the city'entails for urban policy,
planning and research. The paper contains a brief overview of factors behind the triumph of …