Smart cities in perspective – a comparative European study by means of self-organizing maps.

Cities form the heart of a dynamic society. In an open space-economy cities have to mobilize all of their resources to remain attractive and competitive. Smart cities depend on creative and knowledge resources to maximize their innovation potential. This study offers a comparative analysis of nine E...

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Publicado en:Innovation: The European Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 229 - 247
Autores principales: Kourtit, Karima, Nijkamp, Peter, Arribas, Daniel
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun2012
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Sumario:Cities form the heart of a dynamic society. In an open space-economy cities have to mobilize all of their resources to remain attractive and competitive. Smart cities depend on creative and knowledge resources to maximize their innovation potential. This study offers a comparative analysis of nine European smart cities on the basis of an extensive database covering two time periods. After conducting a principal component analysis, a new approach, based on a self-organizing map analysis, is adopted to position the various cities under consideration according to their selected “smartness” performance indicators.