Smart Decline as a component of Smart City approaches: Insights from three Czech towns
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Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F49777513%3A23510%2F25%3A43974328" target="_blank" >RIV/49777513:23510/25:43974328 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://www.regionalnirozvoj.eu/202501/smart-decline-component-smart-city-approaches-insights-three-czech-towns" target="_blank" >http://www.regionalnirozvoj.eu/202501/smart-decline-component-smart-city-approaches-insights-three-czech-towns</a>
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Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Smart Decline as a component of Smart City approaches: Insights from three Czech towns
Original language description
The Smart City concept is often perceived primarily as a technological solution for addressing urban issues. However, its implementation also encompasses socio-economic dimensions that extend beyond purely technological approaches. This study examines the potential of the Smart Decline approach as a possible response to urban shrinkage in Czechia. For the purposes of the empirical analysis, the three most shrinking Czech cities were selected. The urban masterplans and strategic plans of these cities were thoroughly analysed. The results reveal that the Smart City concept is considered only minimally in these plans, although one case demonstrates indirect patterns of the Smart Decline approach. The study emphasizes the need to move away from a technocratic perception of the Smart City concept and to integrate more holistic approaches into urban planning, such as Smart Decline, to effectively address demographic and economic challenges while simultaneously implementing technological upgrades.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>ost</sub> - Miscellaneous article in a specialist periodical
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50702 - Urban studies (planning and development)
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Regionální rozvoj mezi teorií a praxí
ISSN
1805-3246
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Volume of the periodical
2025
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
15
Pages from-to
4-18
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EID of the result in the Scopus database
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