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Europejskie miasta od nowa
European Cities Reloaded

Stress or Relaxation?

Author(s): Maria Katarzyna Grzegorzewska, Piotr Karocki
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Psychology, Sociology, Social development, Health and medicine and law
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: cities; stress; relaxation; digitization; alienation; loneliness; air quality; climate change

Summary/Abstract: This article justifies the thesis that the full implementation of the Smart City concept (re-development of cities around the world) will significantly reduce the stress in which their inhabitants live. The article starts with introducing the very concept of Smart City: why there is a need to rebuild cities and what it is all about. Then, it lists the basic stressors related to living in a city, and finally indicates which Smart City activities (standardized by ISO and implemented by the European Union legislation) counteract the aforementioned stressors.

  • Issue Year: 18/2021
  • Issue No: 74
  • Page Range: 205-223
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish