HSE Publishing House

The monograph presents the results of the study of the “smart” development problems in the context of socio-economic processes taking place in Russian and foreign cities. The prerequisites for the emergence and development of “smart cities,” their role in technological revolution, the stages of “smart” transformation of cities, the relationship with sustainable development and new standards of life quality are considered, as well as international and Russian evaluation indicators of “smart cities.” A separate section is devoted to the creation of “smart cities” from scratch.
The book is intended for researchers, specialists in the field of urban economics, university teachers and students, as well as for a wide range of readers interested in the problems of “smart” urban sustainable development.