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What is a Smart City?

The following articles summarize recent literature on smart cities, and are a good starting point for understanding and researching the topic.

Smart City Vision

From Mahmassani, Hani S. "Connected Systems, Smart Cities, and Urban Mobility: Realizing the Potential of User-Centered Intelligence." Presentation at First National Conress and Exhibition on Intelligent Transport Systems for Highways. Istanbul, April 22, 2014.