Abstract
The 21st century is considered to be “The Century of Cities”. By the end of this century, over 80% of the global population is expected to be living in urban areas. To become smart, a city should develop an approach of services that will focus mainly on citizens to be the primary beneficiaries of the services offered by a Smart City. In this work, we present through a survey of 545 participants, the citizens’ perception about the smart city concept and reveal the Greek and Cypriot citizens’ level of knowledge regards to a Smart City’s actions, applications, and elements. The final results of this study revealed several interesting outcomes. Firstly, this study showed that Cypriot citizens seem to know better what a “Smart City” is compared to Greek citizens, secondly, the study revealed that a large number of participants do not believe that any efforts have been made in their city in order to become “smart” and finally, regards to the most important challenges for the development of a smart city, the survey disclose that the cooperation of the private and public sector is the biggest challenge that needs to be tackled so as citizens can move towards a “smarter” future.
Highlights
At the beginning of the 21st century, cities are presented as the primary source for some of the biggest concerns and challenges that the world has ever faced
The main purpose of this work is to examine the perception that the Greek and Cypriot citizens have regards to the Smart City concept, and to present their opinions and beliefs about the current level of “smartness” that appears in the city they are currently live
The purpose of this paper was mainly to examine the perception that the Greek and Cypriot citizens have, regarding the Smart City concept, as well as to reveal their beliefs about the current level of “smartness” that appears in the city they live in
Summary
At the beginning of the 21st century, cities are presented as the primary source for some of the biggest concerns and challenges that the world has ever faced. Rapid urbanization (which leads to overpopulation), diminished resources, and continuous climate changes are some of these challenges. This leads to many other global challenges and concerns, such as energy over-consumption, climate changes, resource constraints, and air pollution. To cope with the aforementioned challenges, the concept of sustainable urban development emerged through the “Smart City” concept to define urban planning significantly [1]. The “Smart City” concept constitutes the precursor of sustainable development and it targets improving life in cities by using innovative and state-of-the-art technologies. A city should develop an approach of services that are mainly focused on citizens who are the primary beneficiaries of the things and services a Smart City can offer
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