Smart Sustainable Cities and Knowledge-Based Economy

Enrico Ivaldi PhD, Researcher in Social Statistics, teaches "Introduction to Statistical Analysis for Social Research" in the undergraduate course in International and Diplomatic Sciences, "Demography and Sustainable Development" in the undergraduate course in Administration and Politics, "International Demography" in the master's course in "International Relations" at the Department of Political and International Sciences, University of Genoa.He is a member of the Editorial Board of "Journal of Andalusian Studies", a member of the Scientific Committee of the National Nautical Observatory, and a member of the faculty board of the PhD program in Security, Risk and Vulnerability, curriculum in Management and Security, University of Genoa. He is also a member of the Econometrics Research Center of the Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina, and of the Pontifical International Marian Academy, Department of Integral Welfare, Vatican City.He is a member of several scientific societies, including the Italian Statistical Society and the Royal Statistical Society.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.