Department of Communication, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bulevardul Expoziţiei 30A, 012102 Bucharest, Romania.
Faculty of Building Services Engineering, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, Strada Memorandumului 28, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jul 18;17(14):5202. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17145202.
The role of smart cities in order to improve older people's quality of life, sustainability and opportunities, accessibility, mobility, and connectivity is increasing and acknowledged in public policy and private sector strategies in countries all over the world. Smart cities are one of the technological-driven initiatives that may help create an age-friendly city. Few research studies have analysed emerging countries in terms of their national strategies on smart or age-friendly cities. In this study, Romania which is predicted to become one of the most ageing countries in the European Union is used as a case study. Through document analysis, current initiatives at the local, regional, and national level addressing the issue of smart and age-friendly cities in Romania are investigated. In addition, a case study is presented to indicate possible ways of the smart cities initiatives to target and involve older adults. The role of different stakeholders is analysed in terms of whether initiatives are fragmentary or sustainable over time, and the importance of some key factors, such as private-public partnerships and transnational bodies. The results are discussed revealing the particularities of the smart cities initiatives in Romania in the time frame 2012-2020, which to date, have limited connection to the age-friendly cities agenda. Based on the findings, a set of recommendations are formulated to move the agenda forward.
智慧城市在提高老年人生活质量、可持续性和机会、可达性、流动性和连通性方面的作用日益受到重视，并得到了世界各国公共政策和私营部门战略的认可。智慧城市是有助于创建宜居城市的技术驱动型举措之一。很少有研究分析过新兴国家在智能或宜居城市方面的国家战略。本研究以罗马尼亚为例，罗马尼亚预计将成为欧盟中老龄化最严重的国家之一。通过文件分析，研究了罗马尼亚地方、地区和国家各级目前针对智能和宜居城市问题的举措。此外，还提出了一个案例研究，以表明智能城市举措可能的目标和参与老年人的方式。分析了不同利益相关者的作用，包括举措是否随着时间的推移而零碎或可持续，以及一些关键因素（如公私伙伴关系和跨国机构）的重要性。讨论结果揭示了 2012-2020 年期间罗马尼亚智慧城市举措的特殊性，迄今为止，这些举措与宜居城市议程的联系有限。根据研究结果，提出了一系列建议以推动该议程的发展。
