Trends in Smart Cities: Global and Japanese Perspectives
摘要
This chapter first provides an overview of global trends in smart-city initiatives in Japan, Europe, the USA, and Asian countries before the Society 5.0 vision was proposed. It also describes the impact on smart-city initiatives during Covid-19. Subsequently, smart-city initiatives after Covid-19 are presented, and smart cities are the embodiment of Society 5.0. We discuss seven smart-city initiatives in Japan having a different set of conditions, including local features, the scope of initiatives, and actors. At the end of this chapter, we present the desired city for 2050 and its transformation scenario from the results of scenario analysis using an AI tool for policy recommendations.