Smart City defines how we will live and work in the future, act in the community of our fellow citizens and set environmentally friendly standards. Smart City is the broadest term of the Internet of things (IoT) and certainly one of the most interesting.
There are more than 1,000 cities around the world that have started or are building smart cities, the promotion of smart cities is in full swing. But what we have witnessed is that the constructions of smart cities are plagued by the phenomena of “many constructions but a limited effect, many attempts but less integration, many pilot projects but less massive production”. Are the issues of immature technology, premature development stage, or inappropriate development model? What is the key to the future development of smart cities? Since the key to the future of smart cities lies in economic vitality and systematic planning, it is necessary to strengthen our confidence and accelerate the development of smart cities by driving the economy in a systematic way.
Water will shape the city of the future, and accelerate the transition to a water smart city;
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Illustration: Transitioning towards the water sensitive city: Urban water management transitions framework (adopted from Brown et al, 2009). The green arrow represents the focus of the Water Smart City concept on how to speed up the transition in a smart way, by simultaneously enhancing liveability and economic development (Hattum et al, 2016).