Smart Cities: Transport Challenges of the Macedonian Capital City

Smart City as a concept presupposes using new information and communication technologies in order to improve the quality of life within a particular geographic area. There are six different pillars in the frame of this concept and their one purpose is to achieve better efficiency of city operations....

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Main Authors: Jovanovska Mimoza Bogdanoska, Nechoska Daniela Koltovska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2017-04-01
Series:Holistica
Subjects:
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/hjbpa-2017-0004
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Summary:Smart City as a concept presupposes using new information and communication technologies in order to improve the quality of life within a particular geographic area. There are six different pillars in the frame of this concept and their one purpose is to achieve better efficiency of city operations. Smart mobility and transport are some of them. The efforts of traditional cities to become smart are not easily and quickly achievable. Numerous traffic solutions have already been implemented in different cities all over the world that make the ‘jump’ from traditional city to smart city. This paper provides an overview of the ‘smart’ transport solutions that have been implemented in the city of Skopje as a traditional city, which is on its way to becoming a smart city.
ISSN:2067-9785