«Smart settlements»: The development concept in a new socio-economic and informatiologic conditions

Abstract

Strengthen the ties between rural and urban areas is very important for sustainable development: because «Smart Villages» cannot develop in isolation, they should be included in development strategy of regions and territories. In accordance with «Smart Settlement» concept, the existing rural settlements should be not only a place of living: settlements require the improvement of social, pipeline and utility infrastructure, creation vacancies and new business models needed to the integration with the city. The rural settlements potential is not only in social decisions (climate change, food security, etc.), but also in providing employment and investment in rural areas (culture and tourism). The purpose of research is determining the principles of functional-planning settlements organization in compliance with «Smart City» concept. The paper defines the «Smart settlement» idea as a new concept of developing urban/rural settlements and surroundings. The main components of «Smart Settlement» were selected, such as Smart Economy, Smart People, Smart Mobility, Smart Environment, Smart Government and Smart Living. It is important to consider the need of multi-methodology and cooperation between the different policies for enhancing the complementarity and coherence in the new socio-economic and informatiologic conditions.