Smart city governance for sustainability.

Many studies have been developed on both smart city concept and features but literature is still less focused on urban governance model and sustainability, the latter considered in all its three dimensions (economic, social and environmental). After the analysis of researches and studies on these themes and in particular, on the linkages between governance and sustainability, we have selected six cases, considering the top performing smart cities in the European Union. The principal aims of the analysis concerning the response to two questions on the main elements that affecting the choice of governance model and the relationship between the latter and the three dimensions of sustainability. The findings have shown both the role of starting points and sustainability aims in smartization processes, and the importance of public-private partnership (PPP) as a governance model.