The Art of Being Smart

Innovation and Sustainable Solutions in Mediterranean Ports
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-97194-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Urban Futures

This book examines the concept of smart cities in the context of the UN's sustainable development goals, through three Mediterranean port cities. It draws on the case studies of Dubrovnik (Croatia), Limassol (Cyprus), and Valletta (Malta), 3 smart cities on the Mediterranean that are: important tourist cruising destinations; cities in small European states that are members of the EU; with sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List; are important tourist cruising destinations with global recognition; promoted as safe tourist destinations; and locations for popular films and series. It analyses the three cities and assesses their success in achieving their goals of becoming inclusive, safe, adaptable and sustainable.

Based on extensive fieldwork and backed by big data qualitative analysis, the volume will be of great interest to professionals, scholars and researchers of environment and sustainability, built environment, and urban studies.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mikac, Robert

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Ökologische Aspekte in der Architektur
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Städtebau, Stadtplanung (Architektur)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. UN Sustainable Development Goals and smart cities concept – Dubrovnik, Limassol and Valletta in comparative perspective
2. Beyond Borders: Mapping the Geopolitical Landscape of Smart City Definitions and Global Power Dynamics
3. Characteristics of a Smart City: Dubrovnik, Valletta, Limassol as Case Studies
4. Creating the brand of Mediterranean port cities on the example of Dubrovnik, Valletta, and Limassol
5. Smart and safe city destination image – challenges and benefits
6. City diplomacy – Smart Cities as Actors in International Relations
7. Urban safety and security development: Dubrovnik, Valletta, Limassol

Über Autor(innen)

Robert Mikac is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb.