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Urban development towards smart city a case study

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  • Cristina ALPOPI

    (Professor Ph.D.; The Bucharest University of Economic Studies; Bucharest;)

  • Ramona SILVESTRU (BERE)

    (Ph.D.; The Bucharest University of Economic Studies; Bucharest; Romania)

Abstract

This paper contains an analysis concentrated on 7 poles from Romania: Bra?ov, Cluj-Napoca, Constanta, Craiova, Iasi, Ploiesti and Timisoara which are declared growth poles in which priority investments are made from domestic and European funding. We analysed information presented in official documents, including strategies, integrated urban development plans (IUDP) for the programming period 2007-2013, project presentations and other documents. We set to focus our analysis on endeavours of the local public authorities to apply the human and digital intelligence in planning development of the respective cities. The research interest focused on identifying whether becoming smart city is part of strategic planning, either as strategic objective or as specific project as part of another objective meant to contribute to overall urban development. The analysis on the availability of local authorities from Romanian growth poles to take up in their planning endeavours aspects related to human and digital intelligence that Romanian growth poles do not seem to explicitly envision themselves as smart cities, with no explicit reference being made to smart city in their visions. One could nevertheless notice that the dimension related to human intelligence is present in the visions, with some growth poles - Timi?oara and Cluj-Napoca - making reference also to technological intelligence that is to be taken into account for economic development of the respective growth poles. These two growth poles are the two most advanced economically of the seven growth poles. Of theses seven, we argued that Brasov stands out as the one that showed more awareness and interest in becoming a smart city, as its IUDP included a policy towards development of information society, reflected in two programs and several projects that converged towards development of integrated data management systems in the local authority, in order to improve access to public information and to management of several public services provided by the local authorities. Thus, it is more advanced in its endeavours towards becoming a smart city, as their coherent actions that followed the initial planning proved. The other growth poles took into account specific interventions, through projects, which involved mostly technological intelligence.

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  • Cristina ALPOPI & Ramona SILVESTRU (BERE), 2016. "Urban development towards smart city a case study," REVISTA ADMINISTRATIE SI MANAGEMENT PUBLIC, Faculty of Administration and Public Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 2016(27), pages 107-122, Decembre.
    • Handle: RePEc:rom:rampas:v:2016:y:2016:i:27:p:107-122
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    Keywords

    urban development; smart city; Romania; planning; growth poles;
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    JEL classification:

    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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