Smart Cities: inequalities, gentrification and the challenges of implementing the SDGs

Abstract

This article addresses the challenges of implementing smart cities in the face of socioeconomic inequalities, the social process of gentrification and approximation to sustainable development. In this, the question is: how can smart cities and should promote development through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? The hypothesis presented is that since this development does not necessarily have training, there is a risk of technological walls with the accentuation of inequalities. The specific objectives of analysis, at first, such as inequalities, the gentrification process in cities and the socio-spatial challenges of smart cities, and, in a second moment, highlight the inclusion of people, the redefinition of the economic paradigm and what attitudes should serve as a vector for the promotion of smart companies through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The methodology applied in this research is deductive in nature, based on a bibliographic review of materials published on the internet, scientific articles, dissertations and scientific articles.