Author(s)

Shulin Liu

Corresponding Author

Shulin Liu

Abstract

Smart cities have been widely concerned by both academic researchers and practitioners. The development of smart cities，however，is commonly considered as the construction of platforms and systems that are based on emerging information and communication technologies ( ICT) . Through the prior analysis，this paper provides an explanation on the intrinsic “urban trinity”of smart cities，regarding the concept of“smart city”as the comprehension of the city digitalization，the smart growth and sustainable development，and the knowledge and creative city. The aim of this paper is to shed light on further researches and practical developments of smart cities.

Keywords

Smart City; Artificial Intelligence; Digital City; Smart Growth