Smart Cities: a perception study on sustainable urban development in the municipality of Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil

Abstract

Intelligent cities make possible the reorganization of the urban environment, integrating people to public and private services, contributing to public managers optimizing processes, promoting effective actions for the benefit of the local community. The objective of this study is to diagnose the dimensions of an intelligent city recognized by the inhabitants of Imperatriz (MA). A descriptive analysis of the demographic profile of the research participants was used (384). For this purpose, a questionnaire was used, with direct interrogation procedures and the use of data collection techniques in the field, structured with adequate population sampling, in which the performance of the intelligence dimensions of the city was analyzed based on the variables: economy, mobility, environment, citizen, life and intelligent government, grouped in a structural model. It is concluded that the population does not recognize the city of Imperatriz as an intelligent city about aspects of intelligent city. This research suggests an action plan model, which is aimed at government managers, researchers and leaders who seek local or regional development.