TY - GEN

T1 - SMART CITIES as Drivers of Digitalization and Environmentalization of the Arctic

AU - Testina, Yana

AU - Kuchumov, Artur

AU - Boykova, Julia

AU - Voloshinova, Marina

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2021 ACM.

PY - 2021/10/14

Y1 - 2021/10/14

N2 - The Arctic is a platform for scientific, geopolitical, economic, and social initiatives. The Arctic zone is a strategically important territory for both public authorities and the business community, hence we should further the growth of this region taking into account environmentally sustainable development and the latest achievements in the field of digitalization. The purpose of this article is to identify the possibility of developing the Arctic zone through creation of smart cities taking into account the principles of environmentally sustainable development and using digital technologies. The study identifies global environmental problems related to direct human intervention and climate change the Arctic faces. Global warming will accelerate the process of urbanization in the region, which will involve creation of new cities and related infrastructure. To reduce the level of anthropogenic impact in the development of the territory, it is recommended to prioritize construction of smart cities, which, thanks to their high degree of digitalization, should facilitate reduction in environmental problems and in the degree of harm caused by humans. Digital tools and technologies will aid in reducing anthropogenic impacts during urbanization of the Arctic. To improve the efficiency of functioning of smart cities, the following digital technologies should be used in their creation: the internet of things, cloud technologies, distributed ledger technology and others. Even though those are already in use, their application is not comprehensive. Analysis of the world practice of creating and developing smart cities showed that with a high degree of digitalization, they can act as drivers for intensification of development of the Arctic, contributing to reducing the number of environmental problems, which reflects the scientific novelty of the study. Furthermore, analysis of the degree of digitalization of smart cities is important. To this end, it is proposed to use a system of indicators based on the Balanced Scorecard methodology adapted for the purposes of the study. The use of this methodology will allow authorities at all levels to determine priority areas for supporting smart cities, identify and eliminate problems in the field of digitalization and environmentalization of the region, and the business community to effectively invest.

AB - The Arctic is a platform for scientific, geopolitical, economic, and social initiatives. The Arctic zone is a strategically important territory for both public authorities and the business community, hence we should further the growth of this region taking into account environmentally sustainable development and the latest achievements in the field of digitalization. The purpose of this article is to identify the possibility of developing the Arctic zone through creation of smart cities taking into account the principles of environmentally sustainable development and using digital technologies. The study identifies global environmental problems related to direct human intervention and climate change the Arctic faces. Global warming will accelerate the process of urbanization in the region, which will involve creation of new cities and related infrastructure. To reduce the level of anthropogenic impact in the development of the territory, it is recommended to prioritize construction of smart cities, which, thanks to their high degree of digitalization, should facilitate reduction in environmental problems and in the degree of harm caused by humans. Digital tools and technologies will aid in reducing anthropogenic impacts during urbanization of the Arctic. To improve the efficiency of functioning of smart cities, the following digital technologies should be used in their creation: the internet of things, cloud technologies, distributed ledger technology and others. Even though those are already in use, their application is not comprehensive. Analysis of the world practice of creating and developing smart cities showed that with a high degree of digitalization, they can act as drivers for intensification of development of the Arctic, contributing to reducing the number of environmental problems, which reflects the scientific novelty of the study. Furthermore, analysis of the degree of digitalization of smart cities is important. To this end, it is proposed to use a system of indicators based on the Balanced Scorecard methodology adapted for the purposes of the study. The use of this methodology will allow authorities at all levels to determine priority areas for supporting smart cities, identify and eliminate problems in the field of digitalization and environmentalization of the region, and the business community to effectively invest.

KW - Arctic

KW - digitalization

KW - environmentalization

KW - smart city

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85139839712&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1145/3527049.3527133

DO - 10.1145/3527049.3527133

M3 - Conference contribution

AN - SCOPUS:85139839712

T3 - ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

SP - 220

EP - 227

BT - Proceedings - International Scientific Conference on Innovations in Digital Economy, SPBPU IDE 2021

PB - Association for Computing Machinery

T2 - 3rd International Scientific Conference on Innovations in Digital Economy, SPBPU IDE 2021

Y2 - 14 October 2021 through 15 October 2021

ER -