Sustaining smart city solutions through local governance
Topics: Urban Geography
, Europe
, Sustainability Science
Keywords: smart cities, sustainable urban development, replication, foresight
Session Type: Virtual Paper Abstract
Day: Friday
Session Start / End Time: 2/25/2022 03:40 PM (Eastern Time (US & Canada)) - 2/25/2022 05:00 PM (Eastern Time (US & Canada))
Room: Virtual 75
Authors:
Gudrun Rita Haindlmaier, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology
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Abstract
Within the Smart City Lighthouse project RUGGEDISED, six European cities joined forces to accelerate the path towards a sustainable future by creating model urban areas demonstrating how to combine ICT, e-mobility and energy solutions to design smart, resilient cities for all. This paper presents the findings on the replication process of smart solutions within the three Fellow cities, Brno, Gdansk and Parma. It elaborates how establishing local governance groups with a strong commitment can support sustaining and steering smart city’s activities and initiatives in a mid- and long-term perspective. Furthermore, the place-based approach acknowledging the specific starting point and actor constellations within the cities will be discussed.
An intensive process of capacity building and knowledge transfer has been established
to support the cities on their pathway towards sustainability and energy transition. A participatory foresight approach has been adopted in RUGGEDISED with the aim to facilitate the strategic planning
and the effective establishment of a collaboration platform able to collect and catalyse all the interests of the community. The paper will outline this joint approach and link it to other strategic urban governance formats implemented within this large-scale and long-term orientated project.
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