Calidad del aire y ciudad inteligente (Smart city). La protección de la calidad del aire como motor del desarrollo urbano sostenible

Identifier:  TDX:3035

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TDX3035

Authors:  Faccioli, Carlotta

Abstract:
The research “Air quality and smart city (Smart city. The protection of air quality as an engine of sustainable urban development.)”, Aims to analyze the evolutionary process of the emerging city model called Smart City, under the slope specific to the improvement of air quality. In a world dominated without brakes by the human being, causing a worrying deterioration of nature and in particular of air quality, numerous cities have become aware of this problem and have decided to organize themselves in a different way to seriously confront this problem, under international, European and national momentum. The first part 'Build the concept of Smart City' aims to reflect on the emerging phenomenon of the smart city, narrowing down the notion and deepening the areas that most concern the research guidelines, such as smart mobility, urban planning and energy. The second part 'Air Pollution' focuses entirely on this issue by analyzing the concept, the legal regime and the existing tools to fight against air pollution. The third part “Smart City study cases in Spain: special reference to Barcelona” is the most concrete and pragmatic of the research because it exemplifies all the concepts presented in the previous parts, with air quality improvement measures implemented in different cities, Madrid, Palma de Mallorca and Barcelona. The fourth part, entitled “Evaluation and monitoring of the status of implementation of the Smart City” serves as a global reflection on the evolution of the Smart City in the field of air quality improvement, highlighting the compliance control tools of the regulations and on the responsibility of public authorities in this area. Finally, it is concluded by providing a methodology that facilitates the evolutionary process and implementation of the smart city.