An Alternative Model of Living: Smart Eco-cities
Smart Cities for Sustainability
ISBN: 978-1-80455-903-1, eISBN: 978-1-80455-902-4
Publication date: 11 December 2023
Abstract
Changes and transformations experienced today have created alternative lifestyles in cities. Many life concepts try to find solutions to environmental problems, so much so that this section focuses on smart eco-city concept, which is one of the trending city initiatives of the last century and is expected to become more popular each day. In the chapter, firstly, information about the concepts of eco-city and smart city is given and then what is meant by the concept of smart eco-city is discussed. Next, smart eco-cities have been tried to be explained with application examples. Finally, the chapter emphasizes the importance of ecological cities blended with technology for the sustainability of living spaces and offers implications for future research.
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Citation
Hatirnaz, B., Demirer, D. and Özkul, E. (2023), "An Alternative Model of Living: Smart Eco-cities", El Amine Abdelli, M., Sghaier, A., Akbaba, A., Gamoura, S.C. and Mohammadian, H.D. (Ed.) Smart Cities for Sustainability (Advanced Series in Management, Vol. 32), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 33-48. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1877-636120230000033004
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2024 Beyza Hatirnaz, Dilek Demirer and Emrah Özkul. Published under exclusive licence by Emerald Publishing Limited