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Green and Smart Urban Development: A Comparative Studies Between Cities of Romania, Canada and Denmark

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  • Ilinu Laura-Elena

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania)

  • Horoiu Maria

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania)

  • Maricuţ Alin Cristian

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania)

  • Grădinaru Giani Ionel

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania)

Abstract

Due to the fact that the planet’s resources are limited and human exploitation has led to unprecedented environmental pollution, sustainability has become a concept of great importance in recent years, especially in the context of very rapid and large-scale urban development. The green city is a form of sustainable city focused mainly on the creation of green spaces, which helps, among other things, to reduce pollution, to combat climate change and to create a more favorable environment for people. Green infrastructure is the main element that characterizes this type of sustainable city, the dynamics of the use of the term in specialized studies showing an upward trend. Interest in the notion of green city has seen a major increase in the last 8 years, highlighting the need to create a more nature-friendly way of urban development. The country that stands out regarding its contribution in terms of studies carried out on the theme of green city is China, while Romania is one of the countries where this subject is very little researched. A cluster analysis of cities in Romania, Denmark and Canada provides a valuable perspective, namely that Romanian cities are the most polluted and have very few green spaces per capita, suggesting the existence of problems with government policies to transform the cities into ones that respect the environment more.

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  • Ilinu Laura-Elena & Horoiu Maria & Maricuţ Alin Cristian & Grădinaru Giani Ionel, 2023. "Green and Smart Urban Development: A Comparative Studies Between Cities of Romania, Canada and Denmark," Journal of Social and Economic Statistics, Sciendo, vol. 12(2), pages 20-37, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:vrs:jsesro:v:12:y:2023:i:2:p:20-37:n:3
    DOI: 10.2478/jses-2023-0007
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    Keywords

    sustainability; green city; bibliometric analysis; cluster analysis; random forest;
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General

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