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February 11, 2026SustainabilityOpen Access

Smart City Promises and Environmental Reality: Evidence from Polish Urban Areas

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IJIzabela Jonek-KowalskaSRSara Rupacz

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Overview

Evaluates environmental quality in cities, indicating gaps in sustainability efforts from local authorities.

Key Points

  • The central aim is to evaluate environmental sustainability in large Polish cities through residents' perspectives.
  • Conducted a diagnostic survey on a representative sample of 491 residents.
  • Analyzed environmental data on air and drinking water quality and waste management systems.
  • Utilized descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and a multi-criteria method for city hierarchization.
  • Indicated low to moderate environmental sustainability in analyzed urban centers.
  • Residents expressed dissatisfaction with air quality and authority actions on environmental issues.
  • Found increasing water consumption and waste generation among residents, conflicting with sustainable consumption practices.

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Jonek-Kowalska et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698c1ca1267fb587c655f22fhttps://doi.org/10.3390/su18041773
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