UDC 911.375.4:316; JEL O18, Q42, R58
Pin, A. M. (2018). Adaptatsiya «zelenykh» tekhnolohiy u kontseptsiyu rozumnoho mista [Incorporation of «green» technologies into the «smart» city concept]. In Sotsial'no-ekonomichni problemy suchasnoho periodu Ukrayiny [Socio-Economic Problems of the Modern Period of Ukraine]: Vol. 133 (5) (pp. 76-82). Retrieved from http://ird.gov.ua/sep/doi/sep2018.05.082. [in Ukrainian].
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Pin Andriy Mykhaylovych

Ph.D. of Economics

Junior Researcher of the Research part of the Ternopil National Economic University

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In view of social and climate changes in global dimensions the number of cities striving for reformatting their development strategies is noticeably growing. So-called smart reforms currently dominate among development strategies, since they encompass goals the smart city concept contains to the fullest. In particular, the reforms aim at providing and maintaining sustainable development, increasing the share of renewable resources in total energy output and improving waste management. Upgrading to the level of smart city means boosting quality of citizens’ life through providing opportunities for cultural, economic and social development in safe, inspiring and healthy environment. The analysis of the most efficient and creative initiatives to set the trend of «green» building in order to promote the smart city concept provides evidence for high efficiency of «green» technologies. Of particular importance to this research study is vertical gardening/greening. There is ample evidence supporting the claim that vertical gardening is among the inherent components of a development strategy aimed at reaching the smart city format. The smart city concept is the expected outcome of ever-increasing demand for efficient use of scarce resources. Scarcity features fixed capital. On these grounds, there is a pressing need to promote renewable technologies for decreasing cost of goods and services, and saving the ecosystem at large. Green technologies are among priorities underlying the smart city concept. High density of internal combustion engines in highly urbanized area significantly makes a case for exploring perspectives of green technologies. Promoting environment friendly innovations enables cost-effectiveness and enhancement of the quality of the ecosystem. The findings reflect a number of positive effects vertical greening has on quality of life and well-being. Among those advantages the most outstanding are economic and environmental ones. Vertical gardens enable to reduce energy consumption; meanwhile environmental effects include shrinkage in the emission of CO2 and the other pollutants contaminating the ecosystem. Based on the analysis of efficiency deriving from the implementation of the green gardening concept we have elaborated recommendations on how to ensure sustainable development of urbanized areas utilizing green and smart technologies.

Keywords:

smart city, green technologies, smart city concept, vertical gardening concept, vertical greening

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