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Table 4 – List of key terms to be included in a standardized definition
for smart sustainable cities

 ICT  Standard of living  Water
 Adaptable  Employment  Utilities and energy

 Reliable  Citizens  Telecommunications
 Scalable  Well‐being  Manufacturing

 Accessible  Medical  Natural and man‐made
 Security  Welfare disasters
 Safe  Physical safety  Regulatory and
compliance
 Resilient  Education
 Governance
 Economic  Environmental
 Policies and processes
 Growth  Physical and service
infrastructure  Standardization

 Transportation and mobility

6 Recommended definition

6.1 Criteria for definition

Based on a detailed analysis of the keywords in over 100 definitions of a smart sustainable city, it
was found that the following criteria best define a smart sustainable city:

Key categories or groups
 ICT/communication/intelligence/information
 Infrastructure and services

 Environment/sustainable
 People/citizens/society
 Quality of life/lifestyle

 Governance/management/administration
 Economy/resources
 Mobility

Categories based on key indicators
 Smart living

 Smart people
 Smart environment and sustainability
 Smart governance

 Smart mobility
 Smart economy

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