Smart Sustainable Cities and Knowledge-Based Economy

Enrico Ivaldi is a research fellow in social statistics with a PhD in Applied Economics and Quantitative Methods at the University of Genoa. He has participated in national research projects – Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, and the National Agency for Regional Health Services. He is on the editorial board of the journal Revista de Estudios Andaluces (REA), and is a member of the Scientific Committee of the National Nautical Observatory, CIELI - the Italian Centre of Excellence in logistics, transport and infrastructure, and the Center for Research in Econometrics (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina). His main research deals with social indicators, nautical tourism, determinants of inequality, sustainable development and new frontiers for smart cities.  Andrea Ciacci is a Ph.D. Student in Security, Risk and Vulnerability, curriculum Management and Security, at the Department of Economics and Business Studies, in Genoa, Italy. He is a member of the Italian Society of Management, the Italian Society of Statistics, and the Center for Research in Econometrics (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina). He graduated with honors with a thesis entitled “Smart City and Entrepreneurship: a Comparative European Perspective”. His main research interests focus on strategic management, tourism management, and smart city. He authored papers published in international journals.

Cities from the standpoint of the Knowledge-Based Economy: how can they become "smart and sustainable"?.- The history and evolution of cities in terms of the knowledge and sustainability sectors.- SSCs and the creation of a good environment for people, workers and enterprises.- SSC and Entrepreneurship.- Smart Sustainable Cities and the Urban Knowledge-Based Economy: the case of European cities.- Policy implication for Human Well-Being.- Future trends involving knowledge and sustainability issues in urban areas.- Conclusions.