Subject. The article discusses the approaches to evaluating the evolution of smart cities. Objectives. We unfold methodological approaches to evaluating the evolution of smart cities. Methods. A system logic analysis is the main method of research. The theoretical underpinning comprises proceedings by foreign scholars, organizations and technological companies, which evaluate the urban digitalization, devise tools to study its impact on socio-economic and environmental properties of modern cities. Results. Having analyzed the existing approaches, we discovered three types of such methods. First, approaches examining some constituents of smart cities. Second, examining levels or phases of smart city development. Third, some specific aspects to study the development of smart cities. Sorting out the approaches, we propose our own approach that concurrently studies constituents of smart cities and their development phases. Thus, metrics of smart city development help evaluate some aspects of smart cities and the evolution of the processes. Conclusions and Relevance. To monitor the performance of projects and initiatives, smart city development metrics should be measurable and give a fair view of the digitalization processes in the urban environment, considering interests of all stakeholders.
Keywords: smart city, digital economy, municipal economy, spatial development, regional economy
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