Smart cities: a bibliometric approach to the use of performance indicators/Cidades inteligentes: uma abordagem bibliometrica da utilizacao de indicadores de performance/Ciudades inteligentes: un enfoque bibliometrico del uso de indicadores de desempeno

• Published in: GeSec : Revista de Gestão e Secretariado 2024-08, Vol.15 (8)
• Main Authors: Pereira, Thais Helena Zero de Oliveira, Rebehy, Perla Calil Pongeluppe Wadhy, de Souza, Luiz Gustavo Antonio, Capucelli, Rodrigo Crepaldi Perez
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Subjects: Big data; Climatic changes; Emissions (Pollution); Forecasts and trends; Logistics; Social aspects; Sustainable urban development; Technology application; Urbanization
• ISSN: 2178-9010; 2178-9010
• DOI: 10.7769/gesec.v15i8.4112

Cities face urban challenges in areas such as supply chain, resilience, culture and tourism, population density, urban mobility, and zero carbon emissions. Cities that adopt technological solutions to tackle these challenges are known as smart cities, using technology to improve citizens quality of life and governmental efficiency. The concepts of smart and sustainable cities focus on establishing and monitoring performance indicators to promote sustainable development, covering economic, social, environmental, and digital factors. In Brazil, these indicators align with the smart city concept, with special emphasis on social aspects and information technology and communication. Since 2015, interest in smart cities has increased due to urbanization, climate change, and advancements in big data and artificial intelligence. However, interest has waned since 2022 due to regulatory issues, technological delays, budgetary constraints, and the global financial crisis. This article seeks to determine the theoretical relevance of studying smart cities and performance indicators from international research perspectives. To achieve this, a mapping of the behavior and development of scientific publications was conducted using bibliometric analysis methodology, aiming to identify studies related to smart cities and performance. There is significant participation from China and prominence of articles related to sustainability. It is concluded that there is great relevance in jointly studying these areas. Keywords: Smart cities. Sustainability. Performance Indicators. Bibliometrics. Public Policies. As cidades enfrentam desafios urbanos em areas como cadeia de abastecimento, resiliencia, cultura e turismo, densidade populacional, mobilidade urbana e emissao zero de carbono. Cidades que adotam solucoes tecnologicas para enfrentar esses desafios sao conhecidas como cidades inteligentes, utilizando a tecnologia para melhorar a qualidade de vida dos cidadaos e a eficiencia governamental. Os conceitos de cidades inteligentes e sustentaveis focam no estabelecimento e monitoramento de indicadores de desempenho para promover o desenvolvimento sustentavel, abrangendo fatores economicos, sociais, ambientais e digitais. No Brasil, esses indicadores sao alinhados ao conceito de cidade inteligente, com enfase especial nos aspectos sociais e de tecnologia da informacao e comunicacao. Desde 2015, o interesse por cidades inteligentes aumentou devido a urbanizacao crescente, mudancas cli