Cycling the Smart and Sustainable City: Analyzing EC Policy Documents on Internet of Things, Mobility and Transport, and Smart Cities
| Autor: | Frauke Behrendt |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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cycling
smart cities Geography Planning and Development Globe TJ807-830 Context (language use) 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 01 natural sciences Renewable energy sources 0502 economics and business medicine GE1-350 intelligent transportation systems (ITS) 0105 earth and related environmental sciences 050210 logistics & transportation sustainable transport Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry 05 social sciences Environmental economics Document analysis mobility Internet of Things (IoT) Environmental sciences Sustainable transport medicine.anatomical_structure Sustainable city data Sustainability transport Business Cycling Internet of Things policy |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, Vol 11, Iss 3, p 763 (2019) Sustainability Volume 11 Issue 3 |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| Popis: | This article asks how cycling, a sustainable form of urban mobility, is discussed in the context of smart cities and the Internet of Things in European Commission (EC) policy documents, and how this compares to discussions around cars. Sustainable forms of transport, such as cycling, are a key issue for cities across the globe, including smart cities, while transport is increasingly becoming part of the Internet of Things (IoT). This article contributes to an understanding of how cars and bicycles are discussed in this context. To do so, 39 relevant EC policy documents (2014&ndash 2018) were identified and examined through keyword searches and rigorous document analysis. The results show how the vast majority of policy discussions in this area revolve around cars (including autonomous cars and smart vehicles), while cycling is hardly considered, with a strong affinity between IoT and cars. In addition, recent EC policy debates take place more around IoT than around Smart Cities, while sustainability is not considered much in the IoT context. The conclusion highlights the implications of sustainable urban modes of transport such as cycling being absent from IoT/smart debates, including lack of policy visibility and funding opportunities, underlining the significance of this research, and it also makes policy suggestions for addressing these issues and for future research. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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