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Smart Cities & Communities

Niveau

Consolidation

Learning outcomes of the courses/module

The students are able to:
• identify key actors in municipalities and regions
• describe relevant sectors of the Smart City
• assess impacts and interactions between relevant sectors
• analyze Smart City projects achieved and develop recommendations for action independently

Prerequisites for the course

Module Innovative Energy Concepts

Course content

• Background of Smart Cities
• Definitions of the Smart City concept
• Smart Economy, Smart Mobility, Smart Environment, Smart People, Smart Living, Smart Governance
• Technical, organizational, economic and socio-cultural aspects of Smart Cities

Recommended specialist literature

• Arbizzani, E., Cangelli, E., Clemente, C., Cumo, F., Giofrè, F., Giovenale, A. M., Palme, M., & Paris, S. (Eds.). (2023). Technological Imagination in the Green and Digital Transition. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29515-7
• Belaïd, F., & Arora, A. (Eds.). (2024). Smart Cities: Social and Environmental Challenges and Opportunities for Local Authorities. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35664-3
• Bevilacqua, C., Balland, P.-A., Kakderi, C., & Provenzano, V. (Eds.). (2023). New Metropolitan Perspectives: Transition with Resilience for Evolutionary Development (Vol. 639). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34211-0
• Bisello, A., Vettorato, D., Bottero, M., & Kolokotsa, D. (Eds.). (2024). Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions: Results of SSPCR 2022. Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39206-1
• Evers, D., Katurić, I., & Van Der Wouden, R. (2024). Urbanization in Europe: Past Developments and Pathways to a Sustainable Future. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-62261-8
• Ikeda, S. (2024). A City Cannot Be a Work of Art: Learning Economics and Social Theory From Jane Jacobs. Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-5362-2
Rey, E., Laprise, M., & Lufkin, S. (2022). Neighbourhoods in Transition: Brownfield Regeneration in European Metropolitan Areas. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82208-8

Assessment methods and criteria

Seminar thesis

Language

English

Number of ECTS credits awarded

5

Share of e-learning in %

30

Semester hours per week

2.5

Planned teaching and learning method

Blended Learning

Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered

3

Name of lecturer

director of studies

Academic year

Key figure of the course/module

SMC

Type of course/module

integrated lecture

Type of course

Compulsory

Internship(s)

none