Smart cities are cities which use different types of electronic methods and sensors to collect data. The gathered information and data is then used to manage assets, resources and services efficiently to improve the operations across the city. This book provides a new insight for the current issues and opportunities in smart cities and related concepts in the next generation of urban evolution.

The smart cities of tomorrow engage locals, visitors, governments and businesses in the intelligent, collaborative and connected ecosystem. To this end, the goal of this book is to provide better understanding of city services but also enhancing and evaluating the local and visitor experience and city decision-making processes by creating livable environments and business solutions.

With international contributions from well-respected and international academics, it brings state-of-art knowledge on marketing management (and related areas e.g., urban studies) from a new modern perspective within the smart cities. Via academic research and international case studies, it discusses issues such as:•Smart tourists in smart cities•The evolution of the smart city•Smart trends in the tourism and hospitality industry•Smart sports in smart cities•Creating a smart tourist destinations•What does it mean for the locals – the smart city as a proposal to improve the quality of life of residents


Format Inbunden Omfång 256 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Goodfellow Publishers Limited Utgivningsdatum 2022-10-01 ISBN 9781915097088