European research and innovation for smart cities
European research and innovation for smart cities

Summary/Abstract: The huge challenges posed by climate change can only be dealt with if a consistent and comprehensive policy and research approach is adopted at national, European and global levels. The overall aim must be one of mitigating and adapting to climate change through the adoption of decarbonization and resilience measures. This applies in particular to cities which have great leverage in achieving this goal. A wide range of research programs have already been put in place to transform our cities into sustainable, energy efficient and livable Smart Cities. The solutions developed include innovative technologies for renewable resources, decision support tools that provide objective information and guidance for policy makers, sophisticated modeling and simulation tools for stronger citizen participation in urban planning processes and new research domains such as living labs and urban transformation. In view of the challenges that lie ahead, collaboration between science, industry and urban stakeholders needs to be further consolidated and expanded to foster European research and innovation for Smart Cities.

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