Global Trends of Smart Cities

Global Trends of Smart Cities: A Comparative Analysis of Geography, City Size, Governance, and Urban Planning provides integrated analysis of over 130 real-world case studies drawn from IBM''s Smarter Cities Challenge dataset. It establishes evidence-based benchmarking of city sizes, city geographies, local planning contexts, and governance structures. The book uses multivariate analysis to evaluate which combination of these variables are most effective in supporting smart city solutions. It concludes by posing open questions on the role of other variables, including equity, infrastructure, and technology in related urban interventions.

• Offers an integrated assessment of smart cities using multidimensional analysis
• Compares smart city interventions from the 130 case studies reviewed by the Smarter Cities Challenge
• Benchmarks size, geography, local planning context, and governance to identify how to achieve successful interventions