This thesis proposes a methodology to assess and rate the smartness in rural and mountain areas using a newly developed list of indicators encompassing the six classical smart dimensions (Economy, Environment, Governance, Living, Mobility and People) that have been validated by literature on the more consolidated concept of “Smart City”. The methodology proposed consists in the use of the ELECTRE TRI multi-criteria-analysis method, aiming to assess and rate the smartness of the “Alpine Space SmartVillages” project’s Test Areas with the direct involvement, via surveys and interviews, of local stakeholders and experts, whose technical backgrounds are associated to the six Smart Dimensions. This thesis has developed two different approaches: the self-assessment approach and the expert-based assessment approach in order to capture both the local stakeholders’ perceived level of smartness and a possibly more “objective” assessment by external experts. In addition, four different categories in which the Test Areas can be classified in terms of “smartness” are proposed. The procedure was submitted to six Test Areas located in Italy, Austria, Germany, Slovenia and Switzerland and the results obtained indicate that three of them scores “CATEGORY C: medium level of smartness or work in progress level”, while the remaining half “CATEGORY B: good level of smartness or satisfactory level”. These outcomes are roughly confirmed by the expert-based assessment method with some exceptions. As regards to further developments, it could be significant to submit the procedure to the regional stakeholder groups, specifically organized in a 4-helix logic, of a larger number of Test Areas in order to define whether and to which extent the six dimensions of smartness are suitable for rural and mountainous areas. Moreover, it would be worth analyzing the results registered by each Test Area in correlation with their specific geographical, demographic and economic characteristics and consequently, identifying some reference profiles. The approach and main results of the thesis have been submitted in an abstract that has been accepted as a discussion paper for the 89th meeting of the EURO Working Group in Multi Criteria Decision Aiding.
Questa tesi propone una procedura per valutare e categorizzare la “smartness” di aree rurali e montane, per la quale è stata sviluppata la prima lista di indicatori strutturata considerando le sei classiche “smart dimensions”, consolidate in letteratura grazie al concetto di Smart City. La metodologia proposta consiste in un modello basato sul metodo di analisi a multicriteri ELECTRE TRI e ha lo scopo di valutare e successivamente categorizzare la “smartness” delle Aree di Test partecipanti al progetto “Alpine Space SmartVillages” coinvolgendo, attraverso questionari ed interviste, stakeholder locali ed esperti in materie inerenti alle sei dimensioni. Questa tesi ha sviluppato due diversi approcci, il “self-assessment approach” e l’“expert-based assessment approach”, in modo da individuare sia il livello di “smartness” percepito dagli stakeholder locali che fornire una valutazione più oggettiva da parte di esperti esterni. Inoltre, sono proposte quattro differenti categorie nelle quali le Aree di Test possono essere classificate considerando il loro livello di “smartness”. Questa procedura è stata sottoposta a sei Aree di Test situate in Italia, Austria, Germania, Slovenia e Svizzera e i risultati ottenuti indicano che tre di queste si classificano nella “CATEGORIA C: good level of smartness or work in progress level”, mentre la restante parte nella “CATEGORIA B: good level of smartness or satisfactory level”. Questi esiti sono in buona parte confermati dall’“expert-based assessment approach”. Per quanto concerne gli sviluppi futuri, potrebbe essere significativo presentare la procedura ai gruppi di stakeholder regionali, organizzati in una logica a quadrupla elica, di un campione più esteso di Aree di Test in modo da definire l’effettiva adattabilità delle sei dimensioni di “smartness” alle aree rurali e di montagna. Inoltre, potrebbe essere interessante profilare le Aree di Test definendo una correlazione tra i risultati ottenuti da ogni Area di Test e il contesto geografico, demografico ed economico nel quale sono inserite. L’approccio e i relativi risultati presentati in questa tesi sono oggetto di un Abstract che è stato selezionato come documento di discussione per l’89th meeting dell’EURO Working Group in Multi Criteria Decision Aiding.
Smartness assessment of rural areas : multicriteria rating with alpine stakeholder
POLETTINI, FRANCESCA
2017/2018
Abstract
This thesis proposes a methodology to assess and rate the smartness in rural and mountain areas using a newly developed list of indicators encompassing the six classical smart dimensions (Economy, Environment, Governance, Living, Mobility and People) that have been validated by literature on the more consolidated concept of “Smart City”. The methodology proposed consists in the use of the ELECTRE TRI multi-criteria-analysis method, aiming to assess and rate the smartness of the “Alpine Space SmartVillages” project’s Test Areas with the direct involvement, via surveys and interviews, of local stakeholders and experts, whose technical backgrounds are associated to the six Smart Dimensions. This thesis has developed two different approaches: the self-assessment approach and the expert-based assessment approach in order to capture both the local stakeholders’ perceived level of smartness and a possibly more “objective” assessment by external experts. In addition, four different categories in which the Test Areas can be classified in terms of “smartness” are proposed. The procedure was submitted to six Test Areas located in Italy, Austria, Germany, Slovenia and Switzerland and the results obtained indicate that three of them scores “CATEGORY C: medium level of smartness or work in progress level”, while the remaining half “CATEGORY B: good level of smartness or satisfactory level”. These outcomes are roughly confirmed by the expert-based assessment method with some exceptions. As regards to further developments, it could be significant to submit the procedure to the regional stakeholder groups, specifically organized in a 4-helix logic, of a larger number of Test Areas in order to define whether and to which extent the six dimensions of smartness are suitable for rural and mountainous areas. Moreover, it would be worth analyzing the results registered by each Test Area in correlation with their specific geographical, demographic and economic characteristics and consequently, identifying some reference profiles. The approach and main results of the thesis have been submitted in an abstract that has been accepted as a discussion paper for the 89th meeting of the EURO Working Group in Multi Criteria Decision Aiding.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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