Smart and sustainable cities in the European Union. An ex ante assessment of environmental, social, and cultural domains

Dorel N Manitiu and Giulio Pedrini
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Dorel N Manitiu: Alma-Laurea Inter-University consortium; SDIC-School of Development Innovation and Change, Bologna (Italy)

No 1315, SEEDS Working Papers from SEEDS, Sustainability Environmental Economics and Dynamics Studies

Abstract: The aim of the paper is to define a set of smartness and sustainability indicators applicable to European cities and to assess their outcome in an ex-ante perspective with regard to the implementation of Europe 2020 strategy. Following the DPSIR (Driving forces, Pressures, State, Impact, Response) model we select a bundle of indicators for three relevant sustainability domains (environmental, social, cultural), which are proper of the smart city definition. Then we define groups of homogeneous cities for each domain by using a two-step cluster analysis. Results show the existence of heterogeneous groups of cities that are likely to become smart in the cultural domain, side by side to groups of more developed urban areas that have acquired a substantial advantage in the environmental and social dimensions.

Keywords: smartness; sustainability; urban areas; Europe 2020; DPSIR model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q01 R29 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 42 pages
Date: 2015-07, Revised 2015-07
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