A tale of three cities: the concept of smart sustainable cities for the Arctic

• Published in: Polar Geography
• Main Authors: Raspotnik, Andreas, Grønning, Ragnhild, Herrmann, Victoria
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Informa UK 2020
• Subjects: VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Urbanisme og fysisk planlegging: 230; Anchorage; Arctic; Bodø; Norway; Polar Geography
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2663657; https://doi.org/10.1080/1088937X.2020.1713546

This article considers established metrics for smart city development and evaluates their suitability for implementation in Arctic urban settlements. To do this, the article first surveys smart city literature and the standardization of ‘smartness’ metrics, with particular interest in the Internatio...