@article{160346, author = {A. Ramaswami and A.G. Russell and P.J. Culligan and K.H. Sharma and E. Kumar}, title = {Meta-principles for developing smart, sustainable, and healthy cities}, abstract = { Policy directives in several nations are focusing on the development of smart cities, linking innovations in the data sciences with the goal of advancing human well-being and sustainability on a highly urbanized planet. To achieve this goal, smart initiatives must move beyond city-level data to a higher-order understanding of cities as transboundary, multisectoral, multiscalar, social-ecological-infrastructural systems with diverse actors, priorities, and solutions. We identify five key dimensions of cities and present eight principles to focus attention on the systems-level decisions that society faces to transition toward a smart, sustainable, and healthy urban future. }, year = {2016}, journal = {Science}, language = {eng}, }