Social and Environment Sustainability of Smart Cities

Abstract

The Smart City innovation has attracted relevant consideration for the urban growth over the last few years.
While the time seems ripe to conclude that such initiatives have a constructive impact on urban growth, it is quiet
unclear about its realization when looking at the usage of electric and electronic devices through Internet of
Things(IoT) in typical Smart City projects. On one side sustainable manufacturing and consumption of electric and
electronic goods has become a norm in recent years, with the awareness of various laws and regulations to protect
environment, on the other side realization of Smart city innovation is exposing the environment and human health to
more and more hazardous impact of E-Waste. In fact, a Smart City project imply the involvement of local and global
companies, local public authorities and the people with the aim to translate technological solutions to the local needs
of the people. This paper attempts to develop a conceptual model to understand the coalition between the technology
and the modern urbanization to integrate social and environment aspects for making both the smart cities as well as
the human life sustainable.