Nowadays, the term “Smart City” is very widely used in spatial planning literature or urban research. From
literature the term is used for various aspects, which range from smart city as an IT-district to a smart city regarding
the education (or smartness) of its inhabitants. In association with economy or jobs, smart city is used to describe a
city with a “smart” industry. That implies especially industries in the fields of information and communication
technologies (ICT) as well as other industries implying ICT in their production processes. In other literature the term
smart city is referred to the relation between the city government responsible administration and its citizen. Good
governance as an aspect of a smart administration often also referred to the usage of new channels of communication
for the citizens, e.g. “e-governance” or “e-democracy”. Smart city is furthermore used to discuss the use of modern
technology in everyday urban life. This includes not only ICT but also, and especially, modern transport
technologies. Logistics as well as new transport systems as “smart” systems that improve the urban traffic and the
inhabitants’ mobility. Moreover various other aspects referring to life in a city are mentioned in connection to the