Smart City, Metropolitan Areas and Competitiveness: the Case Study of Florence

• Main Authors: Carmela Gargiulo, Maria Rosa Tremiterra
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Università di Napoli Federico II 2015-07-01
• Series: TeMA: Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment
• Subjects: Smart City; Competitiveness; Metropolitan City of Florence; Innovation and Knowledge; Tourism and Cultural Heritage
• Online Access: http://www.tema.unina.it/index.php/tema/article/view/3010

In several urban contexts, the definition of a new development process is arising and it is focused on the use and the application of new technologies in different areas of the urban system. Such new development process is aimed at increasing life quality and local communities wellness and at promoting the creation of a more efficient and more sustainable urban system, as well as at making it more competitive. The issue of the reorganization of metropolitan areas is combined with such process, following the recent approval of the Delrio Law that establishes the Metropolitan City in Italy, as government authority of the metropolitan areas. Smart City, Metropolitan Areas and Competitiveness are the three topics of this paper, which aim is the description of the most innovative politics and initiatives adopted in the Metropolitan City of Florence that is proposed as a case study where such topics are combined.