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Digital technologies engaged in urban metabolism for efficiency provide policymakers, urban managers, and planners with useful instruments to collect, monitor, analyze, and evaluate the circularity of environmental, social, and economic resources to improve their effectiveness and quality. At present, the digital technology-based approach is strategic for circular cities engaged in the development of smart and sustainable actions in the fields of mobility, energy, environment, waste, telecommunications, and security. Through the ‘Circular Resource Efficiency Management Framework’ developed by the European Commission, this paper generates insights into the digitalization practices of the circularity of urban metabolism by analyzing the initiatives implemented by the municipalities of Kaunas, Flanders region, Porto, Prato, The Hague, and Oslo, which constitute the Partnership on Circular Economy (PCE) of the Urban Agenda of the European Union. The results of the analysis provide a wide range of practices such as real-time monitoring stations for water and energy consumption, digital cameras for controlling vehicle flows, web platforms for sharing goods and services, and tracking sensors for public transport, which aim to optimize the efficiency of the circularity of urban metabolic flows. This study increases the understanding and awareness of digital technologies in this paradigm shift.
Gaspare D’Amico; Roberta Arbolino; Lei Shi; Tan Yigitcanlar; Giuseppe Ioppolo. Digital Technologies for Urban Metabolism Efficiency: Lessons from Urban Agenda Partnership on Circular Economy. Sustainability 2021, 13, 6043 .
AMA StyleGaspare D’Amico, Roberta Arbolino, Lei Shi, Tan Yigitcanlar, Giuseppe Ioppolo. Digital Technologies for Urban Metabolism Efficiency: Lessons from Urban Agenda Partnership on Circular Economy. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (11):6043.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGaspare D’Amico; Roberta Arbolino; Lei Shi; Tan Yigitcanlar; Giuseppe Ioppolo. 2021. "Digital Technologies for Urban Metabolism Efficiency: Lessons from Urban Agenda Partnership on Circular Economy." Sustainability 13, no. 11: 6043.
Digital technologies integrated into port logistics are becoming increasingly decisive among port cities around the world. This growing importance is due to the need for policymakers, urban managers, port authorities, local administrators, shipping companies, couriers, and so on to develop increasingly digitalized and sustainable logistic processes. Therefore, in a global context characterized by intense datafication and globalization of trade, the data-based approach has become a necessary modus operandi to promote smart and sustainable logistics development. This forward-looking model of port logistics uses technologies such as IoT, sensors, cloud computing platforms, Big Data analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), GPS tracking systems, radars, drones, real-time monitoring stations, smart grids, and so on in order to collect, process, monitor and analyse data and information concerning the economic, environmental, social and technological sphere of port cities. In this sense, mobile and fixed platforms help logistics operators to optimize the management of flows (e.g., water, waste, emissions, raw materials, people, monetary investments, etc.) in an efficient and digitized manner. The study proposes a systematic literature review of the most recurring themes concerning smart and sustainable logistics initiatives within port cities in order to develop a multidimensional framework capable of holistically integrating the prevailing enabling factors (Ecosystem, Internal Organization, Data and Security, Policy and Regulation, Finance and Funding, and Digital and Technology), domains (Mobility, Environment, Economy, Telecommunications, Safety and Security, Government, and Community) and goals (Sustainable Development and Digitalization) that characterize smart and sustainable logistical development. To this end, the best practices of several pioneering port cities such as Rotterdam, Hamburg, Singapore, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, etc. implemented in partnerships with technology companies such as Cisco, IBM, Huawei and SAP were also analysed. Therefore, the results of this research show that smart and sustainable logistics initiatives in port cities: (a) have the potential to enhance the efficiency of the economic, environmental, social and technological flows; (b) increase the involvement and awareness of stakeholders such as couriers, shippers, shipping companies, citizens, port authorities, municipalities, security officers, gate and terminal personnel, and so on; and (c) provide a detailed overview of the enabling factors, domains and goals that must be activated by port cities to foster a smart and sustainable logistic transition.
Gaspare D’Amico; Katarzyna Szopik-Depczyńska; Izabela Dembińska; Giuseppe Ioppolo. Smart and sustainable logistics of Port cities: A framework for comprehending enabling factors, domains and goals. Sustainable Cities and Society 2021, 69, 102801 .
AMA StyleGaspare D’Amico, Katarzyna Szopik-Depczyńska, Izabela Dembińska, Giuseppe Ioppolo. Smart and sustainable logistics of Port cities: A framework for comprehending enabling factors, domains and goals. Sustainable Cities and Society. 2021; 69 ():102801.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGaspare D’Amico; Katarzyna Szopik-Depczyńska; Izabela Dembińska; Giuseppe Ioppolo. 2021. "Smart and sustainable logistics of Port cities: A framework for comprehending enabling factors, domains and goals." Sustainable Cities and Society 69, no. : 102801.
The data-driven approach to sustainable urban development is becoming increasingly popular among the cities across the world. This is due to cities’ attention in supporting smart and sustainable urbanism practices. In an era of digitalization of urban services and processes, which is upon us, platform urbanism is becoming a fundamental tool to support smart urban governance, and helping in the formation of a new version of cities—i.e., City 4.0. This new version utilizes urban dashboards and platforms in its operations and management tasks of its complex urban metabolism. These intelligent systems help in maintaining the robustness of our cities, integrating various sensors (e.g., internet-of-things) and big data analysis technologies (e.g., artificial intelligence) with the aim of optimizing urban infrastructures and services (e.g., water, waste, energy), and turning the urban system into a smart one. The study generates insights from the sensor city best practices by placing some of renowned projects, implemented by Huawei, Cisco, Google, Ericsson, Microsoft, and Alibaba, under the microscope. The investigation findings reveal that the sensor city approach: (a) Has the potential to increase the smartness and sustainability level of cities; (b) Manages to engage citizens and companies in the process of planning, monitoring and analyzing urban processes; (c) Raises awareness on the local environmental, social and economic issues, and; (d) Provides a novel city blueprint for urban administrators, managers and planners. Nonetheless, the use of advanced technologies—e.g., real-time monitoring stations, cloud computing, surveillance cameras—poses a multitude of challenges related to: (a) Quality of the data used; (b) Level of protection of traditional and cybernetic urban security; (c) Necessary integration between the various urban infrastructure, and; (d) Ability to transform feedback from stakeholders into innovative urban policies.
Gaspare D’Amico; Pasqua L’Abbate; Wenjie Liao; Tan Yigitcanlar; Giuseppe Ioppolo. Understanding Sensor Cities: Insights from Technology Giant Company Driven Smart Urbanism Practices. Sensors 2020, 20, 4391 .
AMA StyleGaspare D’Amico, Pasqua L’Abbate, Wenjie Liao, Tan Yigitcanlar, Giuseppe Ioppolo. Understanding Sensor Cities: Insights from Technology Giant Company Driven Smart Urbanism Practices. Sensors. 2020; 20 (16):4391.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGaspare D’Amico; Pasqua L’Abbate; Wenjie Liao; Tan Yigitcanlar; Giuseppe Ioppolo. 2020. "Understanding Sensor Cities: Insights from Technology Giant Company Driven Smart Urbanism Practices." Sensors 20, no. 16: 4391.
Smart urban metabolism is a hybrid approach—where technological, economic, environmental and social perspectives are simultaneously considered—to develop smart and sustainable cities. This characteristic makes smart urban metabolism a strategic tool for urban policymakers and managers, and planners. Nonetheless, little is known on about the indicators of smart urban metabolism. This study aims to shed light on what the specific indicators of smart urban metabolism are. The paper places international standards and indicators of urban systems under the microscope to determine their focus, and areas of action. The analysis exposes divergences in urban system evaluation approaches by international standardization organizations—particularly with a focus on whether they concentrate on urban smartness or urban metabolism. The results of the analysis demonstrate a challenge in integrating urban metabolism with urban smartness. In this sense, there is no international standard taken into consideration thus far. The study points out to a novel and invaluable approach to improve the understanding and awareness on internationally standardized urban indicators that characterize, and stimulate the knowledge on smart urban metabolism.
Gaspare D'Amico; Raffaella Taddeo; Lei Shi; Tan Yigitcanlar; Giuseppe Ioppolo. Ecological indicators of smart urban metabolism: A review of the literature on international standards. Ecological Indicators 2020, 118, 106808 .
AMA StyleGaspare D'Amico, Raffaella Taddeo, Lei Shi, Tan Yigitcanlar, Giuseppe Ioppolo. Ecological indicators of smart urban metabolism: A review of the literature on international standards. Ecological Indicators. 2020; 118 ():106808.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGaspare D'Amico; Raffaella Taddeo; Lei Shi; Tan Yigitcanlar; Giuseppe Ioppolo. 2020. "Ecological indicators of smart urban metabolism: A review of the literature on international standards." Ecological Indicators 118, no. : 106808.