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The Downgrade of Bilbao, Spain’s Leading Smart City

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Abstract

This article aims to analyse the main variables responsible for the downgrade in the ranking of Bilbao in Spain as the top smart city, according to the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) index. The factors that will undergo rigorous study are those that contribute to either improvement or exacerbation between 2019 and 2023. The objective is to identify the primary causes for the decline in Bilbao’s ranking places. This research may be of interest to cities seeking to enhance the quality of life for its residents by gaining insights from this report. This study examines the primary enhancements and failures that the city has implemented in certain areas. Gaining knowledge on how to prevent these failures and implementing enhancements in future urban areas is significant and remarkable.

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by the technical-scientific collaboration agreement “PON METRO 2014–2020 AXIS 6 - Action CA6.1.1.b - Cagliari smart city: Integration of urban governance with the mitigation of urban heat islands (CA_UHI)” signed between the Municipality of Cagliari and the University of Cagliari (DICAAR - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture).

This study was supported by the MUR through the project “SMART3R-FLITS: SMART Transport for Travellers and Freight Logistics Integration Towards Sustainability” (Project protocol: 2022J38SR9; CUP Code: F53D23005630006), financed with the PRIN 2022 (Research Projects of National Relevance) program. We authorise the MUR to reproduce and distribute reprints for Governmental purposes, notwithstanding any copyright notations thereon. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the MUR.

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  1. University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain

    Aimar Alvarez

  2. University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain

    Carlota Mora

  3. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture (DICAAR), University of Cagliari, via Marengo 2, 09123, Cagliari, Italy

    Massimiliano Mutzu Martis & Chiara Garau

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This paper is the result of the joint work of the authors. In particular, the “Abstract” “Results” were written by all authors, M.M.M. wrote “Introduction”, A.A. wrote “Case Study”, C.M. wrote “Methodological approach” and C.G. wrote “Discussions and Conclusions”. C.G. supervised and coordinated all paper.

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  1. Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

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  2. School of Engineering, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy

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  3. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy

    Chiara Garau

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  5. Algoritmi Research Centre, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

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Alvarez, A., Mora, C., Mutzu Martis, M., Garau, C. (2024). The Downgrade of Bilbao, Spain’s Leading Smart City. In: Gervasi, O., Murgante, B., Garau, C., Taniar, D., C. Rocha, A.M.A., Faginas Lago, M.N. (eds) Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2024 Workshops. ICCSA 2024. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14823. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-65329-2_6

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