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Smart cities: selection of indicators for Vitória
Carolina Simões Rocon1*
,
Cristina Engel de Alvarez2
,
1Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória (ES), Brazil
2Federal University of Espírito Santo, Planning and Project Laboratory, Vitória (ES), Brazil
*교신저자. *Corresponding Author. 
June 2017. pp. 135-143
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Abstract

Since 2007, urban cities have become the main living environment of humanity, as opposed to rural areas. Thus, with the increase of urban areas, it is appropriate to develop techniques for the orderly and integrated growth of the cities. The concept of Smart City arises in this context. Considering the particular challenges of each city to become a Smart City, it is necessary to select specific indicators to meet these different requirements. This article aims to select the most adequate indicators to measure Vitória’s performance as a Smart City. The research began with a literature review in order to understand the state of the art theme and identify the existing assessment tools. After this stage, the European Smart Cities assessment tool was selected and studied to serve as a reference for the selection process of indicators. Afterwards, the indicators were selected based on suitability, clarity and availability criteria, and weights were assigned by their relevance, based on their compliance with the strategic goals of the city. This study suggests the indicators to measure Vitória’s performance and reveals the need to improve the tool with the addition of indicators that are more suitable to local needs.

Keywords
smart city
sustainable urban development
assessment tools
indicators
vitória

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  • Publisher :Sustainable Building Research Center (ERC) Innovative Durable Building and Infrastructure Research Center
  • Publisher(Ko) :건설구조물 내구성혁신 연구센터
  • Journal Title :International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development
  • Volume : 8
  • No :2
  • Pages :135-143
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.12972/susb.20170011
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