Elements contributing to the environ-urban dimension of a smart city concept

Abstract

Smart city concept concerns urban innovations based on but not limited by the wide application of IoT. Whereas, four dimensions encompass various elements of smart cities: governance dimension, environ-urban dimension, socio-institutional dimension, and techno-economic. The research focuses on the score of factors contributing to the environ-urban dimension. Based on the previous research of the authors, where the elements of the studied dimension were listed according to their importance, this paper uses QCA methodology in order to understand which elements should be proceeded first among the element of similar high importance when driving cities to the smart development. Fourteen cities in which smart practices are being realised, were retrieved among a top hundred cities around the globe from the heatmap which shows the places people like the most. The paper concludes with the recommendations what elements are able to fill environ-urban dimension effectively, that can support cities which have recently started the way to the smart city concept.