Análise comparativa entre smart cities brasileiras

Abstract

Smart cities are a recent study topic that has great discussion, due to the focus on the cities’ construction that uses technology as an urban planning tool, combined with the participation of citizens and public and private management. Within the study of smart cities, it is relevant to discuss how technologies can make urban services, such as mobility, security, and other inherent axes, more efficient and revolutionize the quality of life of the inhabitants who are inserted in cities. The general objective of this monograph was to identify the configurations of the selected Brazilian cities that led them to be considered smart, more specifically, to analyze the role of public governance in the development of smart cities in Brazil. Through the Comparative Qualitative Analysis (QCA), five categories were used to characterize the policies applied in Brazilian smart cities: social policies, educational policies, science and technology policies, urban planning policies and health policies. The results show that investments in Science and Technology achieved good participation in the development of Brazilian smart cities, as well as educational policies proved to be significant when compared to the other policies analyzed. Furthermore, the relevance of the joint application of public policies for the ascension of the development of cities was perceptible, detaching their role in the development and helping in reducing economic inequalities in the country.