Smart cities and the sanitation

An evaluation of regulatory aspects and contribution to an analytical methodology of the smart cities

Resumen

[Purpose]  With over half the population living in the urban areas, cities face rising challenges. Hence, the concept of smart cities seeks, with the aid of technology, to improve life quality and increase the provision of urban services, especially the basic sanitation services. Although these ideas can correlate, the lack of analytical methodologies hinders the development of studies in the field.

[Methodology/approach/design] It analizes the regulatory aspects of structuring the basic sanitation service of municipalities classified as smart cities, with the intent to contribute to the creation of this methodology.

[Findings] The data evaluated shows that the smart cities present similar regulatory characteristics, bringing relevant information to the improvement of the studies in the area, allowing to understand later whether the structuring of the basic sanitation provided by these cities contributes to the efficiency of these services.