This book considers and examines the concept of a Smart City in the context of improving the quality of life and sustainable development in Central and Eastern European cities.
The Smart City concept has been gaining popularity in recent years, with supporters considering it to be an effective tool to improve the quality of life of the citys residents. In turn, opponents argue that it is a source of imbalance and claim that it escalates the problems of social and economic exclusion. This book, therefore, assesses the quality of life and its unsustainability in Central and Eastern European cities within the context of the Smart City concept and from the perspective of key areas of sustainable development. Using case studies of selected cities in Central and Eastern Europe and representative surveysof Polish cities, this book illustrates the process of creating smart cities and their impact on improving the quality of life of citizens. Specifically, this book investigates the conditions that a Smart City has to meet to become sustainable, how the Smart City concept can support the improvement of the residents quality of life and how Central and Eastern European countries create smartcity solutions.
Containing both theoretical and practical content, this book will be of relevance to researchers and students interested in smart cities and urban planning, as well as city authorities and city stakeholders who are planning to implement the Smart City concept.
Chapter 2 and 6 of this book are freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
This book examines the concept of a Smart City in the context of improving the quality of life and sustainable development in Central and Eastern European cities. Containing both theoretical and practical content, it will be of relevance to researchers and students, as well as city authorities and city stakeholders.
1. The genesis, essence and development of a Smart City
2. Quality of
life and its determinants
3. Smart City governance
4. Characteristic of
Central and Eastern Europe cities as research sites
5. Research intentions
and assumptions
6. Economic and financial determinants of the quality of life
in Central and Eastern Europe cities
7. Technological and infrastructure
determinants of the quality of life in Central and Eastern Europe cities
8.
Sociodemographic and educational determinants of the quality of life in
Central and Eastern Europe cities
9. Environmental determinants of the
quality of life in Central and Eastern Europe
10. Directions for improving
the quality of life in Central and Eastern Europe cities
11. Conceptualizing
research findings on quality of life in smart cities
Izabela Jonek-Kowalska is a full professor in the Department of Economics and Computer Sciences at the Silesian University of Technology (Poland). For over 20 years, she has been dealing with the economics of business entities, including city management and finances. Her output includes over 300 publications at national and international publishers, as well as many undertakings and projects implemented in cooperation with the business environment. Her scientific interests include economics of business entities, business finance, Smart City, mineral economics, risk management and value management.
Radosaw Wolniak is a full professor in the Department of Economics and Computer Sciences at the Silesian University of Technology (Poland). For over 20 years, he has been dealing with the issues of quality management, including the quality of life. His achievements include over 500 publications issued at national and international publishers, as well as many undertakings and projects implemented in cooperation with the business environment. His scientific interests include quality management, quality of life, Smart City, Industry 4.0, methods of quality management and the problems of people with disability in public management.
