The Metaverse as a Virtual Form of Smart Cities: Opportunities and Challenges for Environmental, Economic, and Social Sustainability in Urban Futures

Article Chemistry, Analytical

Unpacking the '15-Minute City' via 6G, IoT, and Digital Twins: Towards a New Narrative for Increasing Urban Efficiency, Resilience, and Sustainability

Zaheer Allam et al.

Summary: The '15-minute city' concept can benefit from the adoption of Smart City network technologies, particularly Digital Twins, IoT, and 6G, to support urban decision-making processes and align with sustainable development goals.

SENSORS (2022)

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Article Green & Sustainable Science & Technology

Mapping key features and dimensions of the inclusive city: A systematic bibliometric analysis and literature study

Danni Liang et al.

Summary: Many local governments are interested in becoming inclusive cities, developing policies and branding themselves as such. The concept of an inclusive city is multidimensional, including spatial, social, environmental, economic, and political dimensions, and offers an opportunity to create public value.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND WORLD ECOLOGY (2022)

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Article Environmental Studies

Eco-districts and data-driven smart eco-cities: Emerging approaches to strategic planning by design and spatial scaling and evaluation by technology

Simon Elias Bibri

Summary: In recent years, numerous eco-district and eco-city projects have been implemented globally, serving as experiments and sites of innovation. The key models proposed are sustainable urban districts and data-driven smart eco-cities, which aim to achieve sustainability through compact and ecological design strategies. This study highlights the importance of integrating density, mixed land use, greening, and low-energy buildings in eco-districts, the potential of urban computing and intelligence in transforming the spatial scaling of smart eco-cities, and the advantages of data-driven approaches in evaluating sustainable urban district development. The findings suggest that data-driven smart planning and evaluation hold great potential for achieving sustainability goals through the use of big data technologies.

LAND USE POLICY (2022)

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Article Political Science

COVID-19, policy change, and post-pandemic data governance: a case analysis of contact tracing applications in East Asia

Veronica Q. T. Li et al.

Summary: In the era of digitalization, governments often turn to digital solutions for policy issues, including digital contact tracing and quarantine enforcement for COVID-19. However, the long-term impacts of these digital solutions may have detrimental and irreversible effects on data governance and society. This paper aims to explore the extent to which COVID-19 and digital contact tracing have influenced data governance policies and the implications for a post-COVID world.

POLICY AND SOCIETY (2022)

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Article Business

Facebook and the creation of the metaverse: radical business model innovation or incremental transformation?

Sascha Kraus et al.

Summary: In this study, the renaming of Facebook to Meta and its strategic focus on building the metaverse were analyzed from an entrepreneurship and business model perspective. The findings suggest that the change does not represent a radical business model innovation but rather an incremental transformation of the current model. This study raises important questions about future large-scale rebranding efforts and their effects.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOR & RESEARCH (2022)

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Article Engineering, Electrical & Electronic

The Metaverse as a Virtual Form of Data-Driven Smart Urbanism: On Post-Pandemic Governance through the Prism of the Logic of Surveillance Capitalism

Simon Elias Bibri et al.

Summary: The Metaverse, enabled by AI, IoT, Big Data, and XR technologies, represents a virtual environment for living in virtually inhabitable cities. The project was launched during the COVID-19 pandemic, raising concerns about the undemocratic and unethical practices of post-pandemic governance and the risks of surveillance technologies. This paper provides insights into the dark side of the Metaverse and its impact on urban society.

SMART CITIES (2022)

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Article

Data-Driven Smart Eco-Cities of the Future: An Empirically Informed Integrated Model for Strategic Sustainable Urban Development

Simon Elias Bibri

World Futures (2021)

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Review Education, Scientific Disciplines

Educational applications of metaverse: possibilities and limitations

Bokyung Kye et al.

Summary: The metaverse is categorized into augmented reality, lifelogging, mirror world, and virtual reality, with potential for educational applications. It offers new social communication spaces, greater freedom for creation and sharing, and new experiences through virtualization. However, it also has limitations such as weaker social connections, privacy concerns, potential for criminal activities, and challenges for students transitioning back to the real world.

JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS (2021)

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Review Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Data-driven smart eco-cities and sustainable integrated districts: A best-evidence synthesis approach to an extensive literature review

Simon Elias Bibri

Summary: As a manifestation of the transition towards urban socio-technical and enviro-economic experiments, eco-cities are gaining strong government and institutional support globally. There are various models of eco-cities, with sustainable integrated districts and data-driven smart eco-cities being prominent among them. These models show the transformative changes eco-cities are undergoing due to the recent paradigm shift brought on by big data science and analytics.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF FUTURES RESEARCH (2021)

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Article Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

The underlying components of data-driven smart sustainable cities of the future: a case study approach to an applied theoretical framework

Simon Elias Bibri

Summary: The increased pressure on cities has highlighted the need for sustainable urban development. Enabled by big data science and analytics, sustainable cities are embracing data-driven technologies from smart cities to optimize their performance and contribute to sustainability goals. The proposed framework combines urban design, eco-city strategies, and technology solutions to advance sustainable urban development and guide future research endeavors.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF FUTURES RESEARCH (2021)

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Review Green & Sustainable Science & Technology

Contributions of Smart City Solutions and Technologies to Resilience against the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Literature Review

Ayyoob Sharifi et al.

Summary: Investing in smart city solutions and technologies can enhance cities' planning and preparation for pandemics, strengthen their ability to predict and respond to outbreaks, and provide various supports and solutions. However, realizing this potential requires overcoming a range of challenges related to privacy, security, data access, technological feasibility, and citizen engagement.

SUSTAINABILITY (2021)

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Article Humanities, Multidisciplinary

Introducing a global planetary ecosystem accounting in the wake of the Amazon Forest fires

Zaheer Allam et al.

Summary: Rapid urbanisation and population growth since the 19th century have led to increased pressures on global natural resource exploitation, highlighting the lack of cohesive global resource management and accounting frameworks. The recent Amazon Forest fires demonstrated geopolitical factors and disparities in resource management at a planetary scale, emphasizing the need for a unified approach to ensure sustainable ecosystems.

HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS (2021)

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Article Engineering, Electrical & Electronic

Introducing the 15-Minute City: Sustainability, Resilience and Place Identity in Future Post-Pandemic Cities

Carlos Moreno et al.

Summary: The socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have led to the emergence of the 15-Minute City concept, advocating for more humane, safer, and more inclusive urban development.

SMART CITIES (2021)

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Article Environmental Studies

Future (post-COVID) digital, smart and sustainable cities in the wake of 6G: Digital twins, immersive realities and new urban economies

Zaheer Allam et al.

Summary: The widespread acceptance of 5G technologies is driving innovations in smart city technologies, while the exploration of 6G technologies holds further potential. Continued research and development efforts aim to achieve the development of digital, smart, and sustainable cities.

LAND USE POLICY (2021)

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Article Green & Sustainable Science & Technology