RT Journal Article
T1 The challenges of smart cities : social innovation and the role of public authorities in a new conception of the city. The example of Spain.
A1 Mora Ruiz, Manuela
AB This	paper examines the concept of the	Smart City as a new system of territorial organization that aims to build a	more cohesive	society and a sustainable model of	economic	growth. Smart	Cities	play	a fundamental	role	in the organization	of physical space and land use, and attempt	to balance the needs of economic growth,	energy management and transport, at the same time as complying with environmental	 legislation. To	do  so, Smart	Cities need to develop new administrative	competences	under a new conception	of the relationship between citizens and	 public authorities, but within the framework of territorial	 intelligence. This paper	explores key	 aspects of the	Smart City, taking into consideration the	 European framewor for Smart Cities, and	 Spanish	legislation governing the	competences	and	 functions	of the local authorities. It	is suggested that Smart Cities can be considered a	starting point for designing a new kind of	urban living experience	which provides different	 mechanisms	for	collective	interest	to be	expressed and recognized.
PB Universidade de Évora and UMPP	( Unidade de Monitorização de Políticas Públicas / Public Policy  Monitoring Unit)
SN 2183-8992
YR 2017
FD 2017
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/14753
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/14753
LA eng
NO Mora Ruíz, M.:"The challenges of smar cities : social innovation and the role of public authorities in a new conception of the city. The example of Spain". Public Policy Portuguese Journal,	Volume 2, Number	2, pp. 6-19(2017). ISSN: 2183-8992
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 30 may 2026