Smart cities in perspective – a comparative European study by means of self-organizing maps
- 19 April 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research
- Vol. 25 (2), 229-246
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13511610.2012.660330
Abstract
Cities form the heart of a dynamic society. In an open space-economy cities have to mobilize all of their resources to remain attractive and competitive. Smart cities depend on creative and knowledge resources to maximize their innovation potential. This study offers a comparative analysis of nine European smart cities on the basis of an extensive database covering two time periods. After conducting a principal component analysis, a new approach, based on a self-organizing map analysis, is adopted to position the various cities under consideration according to their selected “smartness” performance indicators.Keywords
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