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Banks in smart cities. A bibliometric and thematic review

Zbigniew Korzeb, Danuta Szpilko, Filippo di Pietro

This article aims to systematize scientific research on the role of banks in the context of the smart city concept. A bibliometric study of papers obtained from the Scopus and Web of Science databases between 2011 and 2025. Following the application of restricting criteria throughout the search procedure, 110 records were retrieved from Web of Science and 312 from the Scopus database. This study highlights the possible gaps found and provides an appraisal of the current state and future…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2026-5-003

Section: Sustainable cities

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Analyzing user perceptions and adoption of urban public transport applications through natural language processing

Juan Antonio Aguilar-Moreno, Pedro R. Palos-Sanchez, Rafael Pozo-Barajas, Teresa Duarte-Atoche

An enhanced understanding of urban public transport app adoption has been achieved by applying innovative data mining and sentiment analysis techniques to large user review datasets from Google Play Store and Apple App Store, covering major European metropolitan areas. Natural language processing (NLP) methods were employed to perform sentiment analysis, emotion analysis, and topic modeling (LDA), extracting valuable insights from unstructured text. The results highlight the importance of…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2026-5-004

Section: Sustainable cities

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Reimagining campus mobility through the lens of the 15-Minute City

Daniela Surmikova, Peter Dzupka

The 15-Minute City concept envisions urban environments where residents can access essential services within a short walking or cycling distance. Although education is recognized as one of the core functions within this framework, the specific role of universities in promoting proximity-based urban models remains largely unexplored. This study addresses this gap by examining how universities, as significant generators of mobility, can contribute to the realization of the 15-Minute City…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2026-5-006

Section: Sustainable cities

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