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Smart Cities in Spain: Policy, Sustainability, and the National Plan – New Political Measures, Agents, and Sustainability

Smart Cities in Spain: Policy, Sustainability, and the National Plan – New Political Measures, Agents, and Sustainability
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Author(s): Martín García Vaquero (IE Business School, Spain)and José Manuel Saiz-Alvarez (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico, & Nebrija University, Spain)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 18
Source title: Smart Cities and Smart Spaces: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7030-1.ch008

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Abstract

According to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro in 2012, half of humanity lives in cities. The urban population has increased from 750 million people in 1950 to 3,600 million in 2011. It is estimated that by 2030 almost 60% of the population world will reside in urban areas. In Spain already does more than 80%. This will lead to significant growth in the coming years, and cities must be prepared to serve new services on a sustainable way: from meeting the needs of potable water or clean air transport will be a challenge of extraordinary magnitude and an opportunity for the industry. The Spanish National Plan for Smart Cities is a continuation of different initiatives proposing to do a set of new political measures that involve the mobilization of resources that will put special emphasis on sustainability.

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