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One positive impact of smart cities is reducing energy consumption and CO2 emission through the use of information and communication technologies (ICT). Energy transition pursues systematic changes to the low-carbon society, and it can benefit from technological and institutional advancement in smart cities. The integration of the energy transition to smart city development has not been thoroughly studied yet. The purpose of this study is to find empirical evidence of smart cities’ contributions to energy transition. The hypothesis is that there is a significant difference between smart and non-smart cities in the performance of energy transition. The Smart Energy Transition Index is introduced. Index is useful to summarize the smart city component’s contribution to energy transition and to enable comparison among cities. The cities in South Korea are divided into three groups: (1) first-wave smart cities that focus on smart transportation and security services; (2) second-wave smart cities that provide comprehensive urban services; and (3) non-smart cities. The results showed that second-wave smart cities scored higher than first-wave and non-smart cities, and there is a statistically significant difference among city groups. This confirms the hypothesis of this paper that smart city development can contribute to the energy transition.
Yirang Lim; Jurian Edelenbos; Alberto Gianoli. Smart Energy Transition: An Evaluation of Cities in South Korea. Informatics 2019, 6, 50 .
AMA StyleYirang Lim, Jurian Edelenbos, Alberto Gianoli. Smart Energy Transition: An Evaluation of Cities in South Korea. Informatics. 2019; 6 (4):50.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYirang Lim; Jurian Edelenbos; Alberto Gianoli. 2019. "Smart Energy Transition: An Evaluation of Cities in South Korea." Informatics 6, no. 4: 50.
Smart city is an innovative urban development that aims at sustainable development and a high quality of life (Dirks & Keeling, 2009; Toppeta, 2010; Washburn et al., 2009). There are abundant studies on political and technological strategies to make smart cities, however, the changes induced by those strategies have not been comprehensively understood. In this regard, the purpose of this paper is to identify the results of smart city development using the systematic literature review method. We reviewed 55 papers and found 12 positive and 4 negative results are frequently mentioned. Among 12 positive results, six were purely hypothetical without any evidence: (1) enhancing citizen involvement, (2) protecting environment, (3) facilitating social development, (4) facilitating sustainable development, (5) fostering innovation, and (6) increasing social capital. There is relatively less attention to negative results. Two out of four negative results are purely hypothetical: (1) privacy and security issues and (2) diminishing freedom of speech and democracy. Further studies are needed in discovering the evidence for purely hypothetical impacts and comparing smart city development in advanced and emerging economies.
Yirang Lim; Jurian Edelenbos; Alberto Gianoli. Identifying the results of smart city development: Findings from systematic literature review. Cities 2019, 95, 102397 .
AMA StyleYirang Lim, Jurian Edelenbos, Alberto Gianoli. Identifying the results of smart city development: Findings from systematic literature review. Cities. 2019; 95 ():102397.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYirang Lim; Jurian Edelenbos; Alberto Gianoli. 2019. "Identifying the results of smart city development: Findings from systematic literature review." Cities 95, no. : 102397.