Sustainable Development of Smart City Concept Linked to Limited Resources Abroad and in Slovakia

Abstract

Population growth in the urban environment generates higher consumption of limited resources. Following the results of our own sociological research, this paper aims to identify issues in the field of Smart City sustainable development and identify the specific limited resource that needs to be managed sustainably in the Smart City concept abroad and in Slovakia. The main findings in Slovakia confirm the occurrence of insufficient awareness, low state aid, limited funding. Within the sample of global Smart Cities involved in the survey, the issue of insufficient funding was identified in particular. Among the limited sources, both foreign and Slovak respondents consider water sources to be of critical importance. The ambition of the research is to improve the understanding of the management of the limited resources in the concept of future Smart Cities in Slovakia and to suggest solutions to the issues as recommendations presented in the Discussion of this paper.