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Clustering of European Smart Cities to Understand the Cities’ Sustainability Strategies

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  • Carmen Cantuarias-Villessuzanne

    (ESPI2R - Laboratoire ESPI Réflexions et Recherches (1997-2021) - ESPI - Ecole Supérieure des Professions Immobilières)

  • Romain Weigel

    (ESPI2R - Laboratoire ESPI Réflexions et Recherches (1997-2021) - ESPI - Ecole Supérieure des Professions Immobilières)

  • Jeffrey Blain

    (ESPI2R - Laboratoire ESPI Réflexions et Recherches (1997-2021) - ESPI - Ecole Supérieure des Professions Immobilières)

Abstract

This paper analyzes the smart strategies of European cities through the dynamic capabilities approach. We develop a clustering of smart cities based on the activities implemented by the cities. Our methodology considers three steps. First, we establish an empirical assessment of the smart dimensions for 40 European cities. Then, we categorize and interpret core capabilities via a principal component analysis. Finally, we highlight a hierarchical ascending classification identifying three relevant groups of cities. As a result, the first cluster represents cities with emerging smart strategies. The second cluster regroups international metropolises, which have technology-oriented strategies to deal with specific challenges. The third cluster stands for middle-sized European cities with a good quality of life. Our outcomes show that there is not just one smart city but several smart cities emerging according to the cities' environment. These findings enrich the analysis of smart cities' dynamic capabilities and point out how these strategies make cities sustainable

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  • Carmen Cantuarias-Villessuzanne & Romain Weigel & Jeffrey Blain, 2021. "Clustering of European Smart Cities to Understand the Cities’ Sustainability Strategies," Post-Print hal-03362185, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-03362185
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    1. Songling Chang & Melanie Kay Smith, 2023. "Residents’ Quality of Life in Smart Cities: A Systematic Literature Review," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(4), pages 1-17, April.
    2. Fabio De Felice & Marta Travaglioni & Antonella Petrillo, 2021. "Innovation Trajectories for a Society 5.0," Data, MDPI, vol. 6(11), pages 1-30, November.
    3. Alaa Amin Abdalla & Yousif Abdelbagi Abdalla & Akarm M. Haddad & Ganga Bhavani & Eman Zabalawi, 2022. "Connections between Big Data and Smart Cities from the Supply Chain Perspective: Understanding the Impact of Big Data," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(23), pages 1-13, December.
    4. Sascha von Behren & Maximilian Turek & Lukas Barthelmes & Hanna Scholta & Frank Hansen & Martin Kagerbauer & Christine Eisenmann, 2023. "Decoding Urban Archetypes: Exploring Mobility-Related Homogeneity among Cities," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(19), pages 1-23, September.
    5. María Jesús Rosado-García & Renata Kubus & Ramón Argüelles-Bustillo & María Jesús García-García, 2021. "A New European Bauhaus for a Culture of Transversality and Sustainability," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(21), pages 1-22, October.

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