Description
Special Issue "Research on Smart Healthy Cities and Real Estate"Dear Colleagues,
The integration of smart technologies (i.e., IoT and sensor networks, digital applications for citizen engagement) within cities and real estate holds immense potential to improve people’s experiences, enabling heightened levels of comfort, satisfaction, and well-being. However, often, these technologies are implemented without considering people’s experiences. Therefore, it is crucial to understand the interplay among people, technology, and environment. Novel research methods, such as extended reality simulations, digital twins, digital serious games, agent-based modelling, and real-time surveys through experience sampling could increase insights about (i) the integration of smart technologies to increase people’s experiences, (ii) how these are perceived, and (iii) how novel research methods can be leveraged to co-create new technologies and design guidelines for enhancing the built environment. These insights are valuable for urban planners and developers as they provide guidelines during decision-making processes while adopting a user-centered approach.
This Special Issue aims for empirical papers on the perception of smart technologies within the built environment, encouraging novel methods to make cities and real estate smarter and healthier. We especially welcome papers that address the potential positive influence of these smart technologies on people and their behaviour. High-quality systematic reviews related to this topic are also welcome.
Dr. Gamze Dane
Dr. Lisanne Bergefurt
Guest Editors
| Period | 21 Feb 2024 → 30 Sept 2024 |
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| Type of journal | Journal |
| ISSN | 2075-5309 |
| Degree of Recognition | International |