A Preliminary Reflection Framework of Sustainability, Smart Cities, and Digital Transformation with Effects on Urban Planning: A Review and Bibliometric Analysis

This study aims to identify high-impact articles and citations involving urban planning based on a systemic approach to sustainable practices, digital transformation, and smart cities to propose a preliminary construct to support the sustainable performance of urban planning focusing on the Brazilian reality. In this context, a theoretical essay was carried out based on the systematic review of current articles on the database Scopus. To achieve the objective, firstly, a systematic literature review (RSL) was carried out using the Biblioshiny tool developed in the R software. Then, an analysis of descriptive statistics of the main bibliographic metrics was presented. A Sankey Diagram was generated relating different bibliographic factors (countries, journals, and keywords). Furthermore, a word cloud and a Co-citation network were proposed through bibliographic coupling analysis using simple centrality algorithms. Finally, a study was carried out on a sample of 86 scientific articles to identify the relationship between the topics of interest. Therefore, it requires a version of a systemic approach of parameters and criteria commonly accepted in its dimensions, seeking to broaden and deepen the themes once the analysis made it possible to identify a relative scarcity of scientific research on the subject and its dissemination in Brazil. As a result, in addition to RSL, it was possible to propose a preliminary construct to support the sustainable performance of urban planning considering a systemic approach.