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The relationship between cities and technologies has been developing over the centuries. The complexity of urban space, associated with population growth and the use of natural resources highlighted environmental, socioeconomic and spatial vulnerabilities. In this scenario, some technologies are now being developed to make the urban space more resilient and smarter. The recent spread of the term “smart city”, to designate cities that using technologies to assist in solving demands, suggests thematic approaches to urban resilience. This relationship, however, is not obvious and requires discussions on how these concepts are articulated and which aspects of smart cities make such cities more resilient. Considering this challenge, this paper aims to examine the relationship between the concepts of smart city and urban resilience, and asks how different conceptual approaches to smart cities contribute to enrich the debate on the improvement of urban resilience, focusing on studies about urban planning. To answer this question, we developed a correlational research, qualitative and documentary, which started with the search for convergences between the concepts and the construction of a frame from each one’s fundamental characteristics. It was observed that although the link exists academically, the concepts can be worked under different approaches. As such, the joint consideration is important and can contribute to more solidified, efficient, and participatory urban environments.
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Fariniuk, T.M.D., Hojda, A., de Moraes Batista Simão, M. (2022). Searching a Resilient City: A Study About Theoretical-Conceptual Joints Between Smart City and Urban Resilience. In: González Castillo, O.F., Antoniucci, V., Mendieta Márquez, E., Juárez Nájera, M., Cedeño Valdiviezo, A., Osorno Castro, M. (eds) Urban Resilience: Methodologies, Tools and Evaluation. Resilient Cities. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07586-5_1
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