In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly set up 17 interlinked global goals designed to be a blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all, which are commonly addressed as SDGs. In this blueprint, cities are seen as a hotspot for achieving those goals by 2030. In this context, cities, through smart technologies, are engaging in generating a sustainable ecosystem that is inclusive of social and environmental concerns. The main objective of this paper is to assess the effect of SDGs institutionalization on the concept of smart sustainable cities. To this end, we review the literature on smart cities and SDGs to analyze the degree of alignment and potential areas of development. The results reveal the existence of brokerage keywords, which rank high in both fields of the literature, but are missing from the portfolio of overlapping keywords. This is the case for water management, energy, governance, and collaboration. While concepts such as sustainability, waste management, civic engagement, and innovation are in common, albeit explored differently.

Smartening sustainable development in cities: Strengthening the theoretical linkage between smart cities and SDGs / S. Blasi, A. Ganzaroli, I. De Noni. - In: SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY. - ISSN 2210-6707. - 80:(2022 May), pp. 103793.1-103793.15. [10.1016/j.scs.2022.103793]

Smartening sustainable development in cities: Strengthening the theoretical linkage between smart cities and SDGs

S. Blasi
Primo
;
A. Ganzaroli
Penultimo
;
I. De Noni
Ultimo
2022

Abstract

In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly set up 17 interlinked global goals designed to be a blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all, which are commonly addressed as SDGs. In this blueprint, cities are seen as a hotspot for achieving those goals by 2030. In this context, cities, through smart technologies, are engaging in generating a sustainable ecosystem that is inclusive of social and environmental concerns. The main objective of this paper is to assess the effect of SDGs institutionalization on the concept of smart sustainable cities. To this end, we review the literature on smart cities and SDGs to analyze the degree of alignment and potential areas of development. The results reveal the existence of brokerage keywords, which rank high in both fields of the literature, but are missing from the portfolio of overlapping keywords. This is the case for water management, energy, governance, and collaboration. While concepts such as sustainability, waste management, civic engagement, and innovation are in common, albeit explored differently.
SDGs, Bibliometric analysis; Smart cities; Sustainability;
Settore SECS-P/08 - Economia e Gestione delle Imprese
   Cities as mobility hubs: tackling social exclusion through ‘smart’ citizen engagement (SMARTDEST)
   SMARTDEST
   EUROPEAN COMMISSION
   H2020
   870753
mag-2022
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