Artificial Intelligence in the Urban Environment: Smart Cities as Models for Developing Innovation and Sustainability
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Urban development Artificial intelligence Smart cities Innovation Sustainability
Date
2020-09-23Referencia bibliográfica
Ortega-Fernández, A., Martín-Rojas, R., & García-Morales, V. J. (2020). Artificial intelligence in the urban environment: Smart cities as models for developing innovation and sustainability. Sustainability, 12(19), 7860. [doi:10.3390/su12197860]
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Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry, and Competitiveness ECO2017-88222-P B-SEJ-042-UGR18Résumé
Climate change, overpopulation and the squandering of resources currently pose problems
of such magnitude that they require a change in the trend to mitigate their e ects. It is essential
to make society aware of the facts and to educate the population about the advantages that new
technologies can provide for e cient urban development. We therefore ask whether an ordinary
medium-sized city can become a Smart City. In order to assess this possibility, our study analyzes
di erent models of Smart Cities implemented in Spain (e.g., Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Malaga and
Santander), contrasting them with the specific case of one city that is not yet a Smart City (Granada)
in order to discuss which strategic technological actions to implement in di erent topical areas of
action: the economy, sustainability, mobility, government, population, and quality of life. The study
uses Cohen’s wheel to give researchers in the field a series of indicators and factors that can be used
to analyze public data with statistical methods in order to obtain clear positive scores for Madrid
and Barcelona. The analysis shows Granada’s deficiencies in the scores for digital government,
accessibility, the e ciency of public transport, and mobility, among others. Finally, the data obtained
demonstrate the need to implement an integrated dashboard with di erent proposals in the strategic
areas analyzed in order to achieve the transformation of conventional cities into Smart Cities.