Innovative cities as cathedrals governing sustainable-digital-energy transitions. An Introduction

Stefano de Falco; Giulia Fiorentino; Chiara Certomà; Stefano de Falco; Giulia Fiorentino; Chiara Certomà

doi:10.3934/geosci.2025001

AIMS Geosciences

2025, Volume 11, Issue 1: 1-6. doi: 10.3934/geosci.2025001

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Innovative cities as cathedrals governing sustainable-digital-energy transitions. An Introduction

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Department of Political Sciences, University Federico Ⅱ of Naples, Via L. Rodinò 22, 80138 Naples, Italy
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Department of European, American and Intercultural studies, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5, 00159 Rome, Italy
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Department Memotef, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Del Castro Laurenziano 9, 00161, Rome, Italy

Received: 08 October 2024 Revised: 14 November 2024 Accepted: 05 December 2024 Published: 02 January 2025

This special issue, through various contributions from distinguished scholars in the field, attempts if not to provide exhaustive answers then at least to delineate the perimeter of the issues and scientifically circumscribe the contours of the questions that still exist regarding smart cities. Specifically, the ambition of this special issue is to fuel a multidisciplinary debate on the role of cities—especially innovative ones—in the ongoing (sustainable digital energy) transition processes. The contributions in this special issue will certainly stimulate an exchange of ideas and perspectives on this topic.
- smart cities,
- sustainability,
- digital,
- energy transition
Citation: Stefano de Falco, Giulia Fiorentino, Chiara Certomà. Innovative cities as cathedrals governing sustainable-digital-energy transitions. An Introduction[J]. AIMS Geosciences, 2025, 11(1): 1-6. doi: 10.3934/geosci.2025001

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This special issue, through various contributions from distinguished scholars in the field, attempts if not to provide exhaustive answers then at least to delineate the perimeter of the issues and scientifically circumscribe the contours of the questions that still exist regarding smart cities. Specifically, the ambition of this special issue is to fuel a multidisciplinary debate on the role of cities—especially innovative ones—in the ongoing (sustainable digital energy) transition processes. The contributions in this special issue will certainly stimulate an exchange of ideas and perspectives on this topic.

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