Exclusion in Smart Cities

Smart cities are fascinating, but they also have a dark side that little is said or written about. One issue is the possibility of generating various types of exclusion. For this reason, this book will develop principles for assessing the inclusiveness of smart cities and outlines strategies for strengthening urban resistance to exclusion.

Autorentext

Izabela Jonek-Kowalska is Full Professor in the Department of Economics and Computer Sciences at Silesian University of Technology, Poland. For over 23 years she has been dealing with the economics of business entities, including finance and management of Smart Cities. Her research output includes over 400 publications with national and international publishers, as well as many undertakings and projects implemented in cooperation with the business environment. Izabela's research interests include finance of business entities, Smart City risk management, and municipal and industrial economics.

Rados aw Wolniak is Full Professor in the Department of Economics and Informatics at Silesian University of Technology, Poland. For over 24 years he has been dealing with the issues of management, including Industry 4.0, Smart City, digitalization, and artificial intelligence. His scientific achievements include over 600 publications with national and international publishers, as well as many undertakings and projects implemented in cooperation with the business environment. Rados aw's research interests include management, Smart Cities, Industry 4.0, digitalization, innovativeness and artificial intelligence.

Inhalt

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Introduction

1. The concept of a Smart City in modern economies

   1.1. Creation and assumptions of the Smart City concept

   1.2. Areas of Smart City development and evaluation

2. Bright and dark sides of Smart City

   2.1. The role of Smart City in improving the quality of urban life

   2.2. Criticism of the Smart City concept on the literature on the subject

3. Dimensions of exclusion in a Smart City

   3.1. The essence and causes of exclusion in a Smart City

   3.2. Research methodology of exclusion in a Smart City

4. The issue of exclusion in Smart City rankings

   4.1. Characteristics of Smart City rankings

   4.2. Assessment of areas and indicators of exclusion in selected Smart City rankings

5. Exclusivity and inclusiveness of Smart City in practice

   5.1. Leaders and losers of inclusiveness in Smart City

   5.2. Smart City inclusiveness best practices: case studies

6. Proposal for assessing the inclusiveness of Smart City

   6.1. Areas and principles of measuring inclusiveness

   6.2. Concept of the Smart City inclusiveness assessment

7. Long-term strategy for strengthening inclusiveness in the Smart City

   7.1. Identification of future trends in exclusion in the Smart City

   7.2. Strategy to strengthen resistance to exclusions in the Smart City

8. Inclusiveness versus exclusivity: discussion and conclusions

   8.1. Discussion in the light of current research and practices

   8.2. Summary, research limitations, and directions for further research

Conclusions

Index