Essays about: "smart city"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 174 essays containing the words smart city.

  1. 1. GREEN CITY ZONE A Case-Study in a Multi-Stakeholder Initiative within a Smart City

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Florin Gabriel Dascalu; Nicole Dawn DiNatali; [2023-02-01]
    Keywords : net-zero emissions; multiple stakeholder management; construal level; temporal distance; system thinking; sociotechnical system theory; project management; smart city;

    Abstract : As climate change concerns have taken a central spot in mainstream discourse, there has been an emergence of green smart city projects, resulting in an increased demand for research in these areas. As the EU has pledged a reduction of emissions, various projects have arisen, such as Climate Contract 2030, Move21, and this thesis’ subject – the Gothenburg Green City Zone. READ MORE

  3. 2. Open standards and interoperability within the automotive domain and smart cities

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Amanda Lind Jonsson; Elin Högman Möller; [2023-02-01]
    Keywords : Automotive domain; smart cities; urban IoT; interoperability; open standards; knowledge graphs;

    Abstract : Vehicle signals are today in highly heterogeneous formats which leads to difficulties for third-party developers to access, understand and integrate with these signals. Thus, the automotive domain needs to find a way to describe its vehicle signals to the outside world. READ MORE

  4. 3. Greening the City : The Process of implementing Biodiversity in Melbourne and Stockholm

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ann-Sofie Daniels; [2022]
    Keywords : Melbourne; Stockholm; climate adaptation policy; biodiversity; local governance; citizen participation; adaptive co-management; adaptive governance; smart governance;

    Abstract : This paper examines the implementation of biodiversity in local policy in the cities of Melbourne and Stockholm. Using process tracing as methodology, the study examines the process from the time the process to develop a policy on climate adaptation is initiated, to the time it is adopted. READ MORE

  5. 4. Umeå, Sweden; Becoming a Smart City : How can a city succesfully achieve transforming into a smart city?

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Cesar Ivan Amador Vazquez; Paulina Ruiz Maya; Regina Pereda Sparrowe; [2022]
    Keywords : smart city; Sweden; Umeå; social innovation; sustainable development;

    Abstract : While several authors have focused on the different components of smart city projects and practicalities for their development in large urban areas, despite the absence of a consensual definition of what a smart city is, limited attention has been given to the transformation process achieved by multi-actor relations derived from a sustained network of social innovation and collaboration in smaller cities. Focusing on the Swedish city of Umeå, this study focuses on answering the research question: How is the city of Umeå achieving a smart city transformation? For this purpose, this manuscript inductively examines the opinions and experience of several professionists and decision-makers involved in smart-city projects for a theoretical identification of the observed social phenomena allowing this sustained development. READ MORE

  6. 5. Integrating dial-a-ride and ridesharing services in Curitiba’s Public Transport Network (RIT)

    University essay from KTH/Transportplanering

    Author : Juan Manuel Lopez Vasquez; [2022]
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    Abstract : Demand Responsive Transport is regarded allegedly by many as the future of public transportation. Nevertheless, recent study shows that more than a half of DRT services provided by start-ups fail within their first 7 years of operation. READ MORE