Thesis title: Il governo “intelligente” del territorio: Roma come caso di studio
The purpose of this thesis is to arrive to a systematic and constitutionally oriented reconstruction of certain issues to which legal science has not yet offered an unambiguous definition: the city and the smart city. The first, as much as the second themes have been at the center of European urban development objectives for quite some time, although the Union does not have direct competence in this area. In this sense, the pervasiveness of the initiatives developed on the topic, often through soft law acts, will be assessed. The thesis will verify the prominence assumed by cities in terms of “land governance,” moving on to an analysis of the evolution of city contexts that have led to the development of the “smart city,” which is to be considered the paradigm of “smart land governance.” The analysis of the topic is focused on exploring both the defining profiles and critical implications of the smart city model. Finally, attention will be focused on a very peculiar case study, namely the city of Rome, characterized by institutional and legal criticalities. Additionally, the smart projects promoted within the Capital will be examined.