Smart sustainable cities: characterization and impacts for sustainable development goals

Abstract

Objective: The present work aims to explore the concept of Smart Sustainable Cities, create the correlation between the terms Smart Cities and Sustainable Development, map technologies and projects implemented in this model of urban agglomeration, and identify the benefits generated for sustainable development, through the SDGs. Methodology: A content analysis was carried out using the Methodi Ordinatio, a systematic literature review multicriteria methodology. Relevance: Smart Sustainable Cities arise with the aim of promoting technological development, but also facing the problems generated by cities. However, the concepts and structures of these cities are not clear, as well as which technologies are implemented and their impacts on sustainable development. Results: Smart Sustainable Cities generate benefits for the three sustainable axes, in greater proportion for the Social axis, followed by the Environmental axis, and with less impact for the Economic axis. Contributions: This paper contributes to the academy by increasing the theoretical material, and to decision-makers, by highlighting the structures that make up the Smart Sustainable Cities as well as their results for sustainable development.