Abstract

One of the main challenges for future cities is to strengthen the role of people and their activities. Therefore, sport provides an opportunity to engage in physical activity, connecting citizens to the city. The question of how sport influences the development of cities and the concept of future smart cities arises. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between sport and the concept of smart cities by identifying sport factors in the literature. The article highlights different areas of influence of sport on the smart city concept through specific examples of the contribution of sport to urban development and the well-being of citizens. The study states that the consideration of sport in the context of smart cities is relevant and multidimensional, since sport is a factor for the development of city solutions using in “hard” projects such as infrastructural and technological ones, and “soft” projects relating to improving social inclusion and healthcare. Including sport as a building component of the smart city concept is a new perspective of city governance, which is so far rarely discussed and, therefore, important. Sport has a broad influence on the social, technological, and environmental evolution of cities, therefore, sport appears to be a relevant factor that should contribute to the debate on future city agendas. The research delivers the links between sport and smart cities, which is important for further scientific considerations on the insights of smart city, and explores the subject of the influence of sport on the evolution of cities of tomorrow.

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