• Feasibility vision: Closely related to this, the Smart City is seen as a technological
innovation field that will fundamentally revolutionize urban processes.
• Sustainability vision: The Smart City is seen as a solution to existing energy and
resource problems by significantly reducing energy and material flows.
• Social vision: The innovative services intrinsic to a Smart City should contribute
decisively to improving the standard of living and driving social change.
• Governance vision: Once another understanding of the Smart City concerns
changed control and coordination processes in the interaction of various actors
from politics, administration, business, and civil society (Libbe 2014).
At least the sustainability vision and the social vision of Smart Cities may fit the
SDGs. Finally, this depends on the actual implementation of Smart City projects.
In a next step, we will examine which ones of the 17 SDGs are most compatible
with the vision and mission of Smart Cities. The 17 SDGs are as follows (UN 2018b):
• “SDG 1 (No Poverty): End poverty in all its forms everywhere
• SDS 2 (Zero Hunger): End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition
and promote sustainable agriculture
• SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-Being): Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages
• SDG 4 (Quality Education): Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and
promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
• SDG 5 (Gender Equality): Achieve gender equality and empower all women and
girls
• SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation): Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
• SDG 7 (Affordable and clean energy): Ensure access to affordable, reliable,
sustainable and modern energy for all
• SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth): Promote inclusive and sustainable
economic growth, employment and decent work for all
• SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure): Build resilient infrastructure,
promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
• SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities): Reduce inequality within and among countries
• SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities): Make cities inclusive, safe,
resilient and sustainable
• SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production): Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
• SDG 13 (Climate Action): Take urgent action to combat climate change and its
impacts
• SDG 14 (Life Below Water): Conserve and sustainable use the oceans, seas and
marine resources
• SDG 15 (Life on Land): Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt
and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss
• SDG 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions): Promote just, peaceful and
inclusive societies
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innovation field that will fundamentally revolutionize urban processes.
• Sustainability vision: The Smart City is seen as a solution to existing energy and
resource problems by significantly reducing energy and material flows.
• Social vision: The innovative services intrinsic to a Smart City should contribute
decisively to improving the standard of living and driving social change.
• Governance vision: Once another understanding of the Smart City concerns
changed control and coordination processes in the interaction of various actors
from politics, administration, business, and civil society (Libbe 2014).
At least the sustainability vision and the social vision of Smart Cities may fit the
SDGs. Finally, this depends on the actual implementation of Smart City projects.
In a next step, we will examine which ones of the 17 SDGs are most compatible
with the vision and mission of Smart Cities. The 17 SDGs are as follows (UN 2018b):
• “SDG 1 (No Poverty): End poverty in all its forms everywhere
• SDS 2 (Zero Hunger): End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition
and promote sustainable agriculture
• SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-Being): Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages
• SDG 4 (Quality Education): Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and
promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
• SDG 5 (Gender Equality): Achieve gender equality and empower all women and
girls
• SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation): Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
• SDG 7 (Affordable and clean energy): Ensure access to affordable, reliable,
sustainable and modern energy for all
• SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth): Promote inclusive and sustainable
economic growth, employment and decent work for all
• SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure): Build resilient infrastructure,
promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
• SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities): Reduce inequality within and among countries
• SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities): Make cities inclusive, safe,
resilient and sustainable
• SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production): Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
• SDG 13 (Climate Action): Take urgent action to combat climate change and its
impacts
• SDG 14 (Life Below Water): Conserve and sustainable use the oceans, seas and
marine resources
• SDG 15 (Life on Land): Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt
and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss
• SDG 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions): Promote just, peaceful and
inclusive societies
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