Sustainable Finance and Smart Cities

By: Aneta Michalak, Izabela Jonek-Kowalska

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Hardcover | 8 December 2025 | Edition Number 1

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176 Pages

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The development of Smart Cities (SC) is inextricably linked to the need to obtain financing for both current projects and long-term investments. Issues related to the financing of Smart Cities, raising funds, their capital structure or financing risks are underexplored, and are de-scribed in a fragmented manner, with reference to individual initiatives or projects. This book argues that the creation of Smart Cities requires a long-term and holistic approach towards financing strategies. It systematizes the issues related to Smart City financing and develops a financing model that considers a lasting, systematic, and complete approach to the development of Smart City solutions. It identifies the opportunities and risks associated with the various sources of financing and the risks of financing in the developed model, and presents complex issues related to urban finance in a structured manner. The book characterizes project and collective financing, (crowdfunding, associations, and foundations), as innovative forms of fundraising and examines the cost of capital and risk vs. green and sustainable financing. The book is illustrated with accessible analyses and practical examples. This book is a comprehensive reference for students and scholars in the fields of public management, public finance and urban planning. It can also be used by both Smart City researchers and practitioners, such as representatives of city governments, municipal governments, and local stakeholders, in the process of analysing and selecting sources of financing for Smart City solutions.

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