Title of Paper
From Smart Cities to Smart City Destinations: an Emerging Opportunity for Sustainable Development
Abstract (150 Words)
The use of state-of-the-art technologies to process big data deriving from tourism can be crucial for a post-pandemic recovery of city destinations focused on sustainable tourism strategies.
Therefore, the aim of this research is to investigate how smart city destinations are integrating tourism and urban development strategies to build resilience and sustainability.
A comparative case-based qualitative methodology is developed considering the strategies implemented by the city of Lisbon and Florence in integrating tourism big data within a smart city destination strategy focused on sustainability.
Results show similarities in cities´ objectives and visions, differences in their strategy development, barriers encountered in the process, and sustainability outcomes. In addition, results show how integrating tourism big data in smart city destination strategies contributes to sustainable urban development by supporting the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of sustainability although these dimensions might not always be simultaneously supported.
From Smart Cities to Smart City Destinations: an Emerging Opportunity for Sustainable Development
The use of state-of-the-art technologies to process big data deriving from tourism can be crucial for a post-pandemic recovery of city destinations focused on sustainable tourism strategies.
Therefore, the aim of this research is to investigate how smart city destinations are integrating tourism and urban development strategies to build resilience and sustainability.
A comparative case-based qualitative methodology is developed considering the strategies implemented by the city of Lisbon and Florence in integrating tourism big data within a smart city destination strategy focused on sustainability.
Results show similarities in cities´ objectives and visions, differences in their strategy development, barriers encountered in the process, and sustainability outcomes. In addition, results show how integrating tourism big data in smart city destination strategies contributes to sustainable urban development by supporting the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of sustainability although these dimensions might not always be simultaneously supported.