TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the urban resilience capacity and its relations with the economic, social and environmental well-being in smart cities in the state of São Paulo (SP), particularly after the 2008 financial crisis.Design/methodology/approach Concerning its objectives, this study is characterized as descriptive. From the point of view of technical procedures, the research is bibliographic, and regarding data collection, it is documental. The approach of this research is quantitative, since it uses the statistical method. The sample was made up by 62 smart cities located in SP. The analysis comprised the period from 2010 to 2015.Findings The urban resilience pillars influence the economic well-being represented by the gross national product, in 58.8 percent, social well-being represented by the life expectancy of the residents of the smart cities, in 71.7 percent, and in environmental well-being indicated by CO2 emissions, in 21.5 percent.Research limitations/implications They are related to the researchers’ decision about the methodological design.Practical implications This study was limited to smart cities in SP listed in the RBCIH (Brazilian Network of Human Smart Cities), and may be extended to other cities in other Brazilian states.Social implications How resilience dimensions related to economic, social and environmental well-being such as poverty, food security, health, well-being, education quality, climate changes, and the like, were measured, which can be investigated in future research studies.Originality/value Despite its growing popularity worldwide, the urban resilience pillars and their relationship with human well-being in smart cities in the national context are little investigated, making this research original.
VL  - 27
IS  - 1
SN  - 2177-8736
DO  - 10.1108/REGE-12-2018-0117
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/REGE-12-2018-0117
AU  - da Silva Cristiane Aparecida
AU  - dos Santos Edicreia Andrade
AU  - Maier Stefania Maria
AU  - da Rosa Fabricia Silva
PY  - 2019
Y1  - 2019/01/01
TI  - Urban resilience and sustainable development policies: An analysis of smart cities in the state of São Paulo
T2  - Revista de Gestão
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 61
EP  - 78
Y2  - 2024/05/06
ER  -