ANALYSIS OF TECHNICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN A SMART CITY

Purpose:The aim of the article is to analyze the trends of contemporary city management and environmental management in the city.The article analyzes the technical and technological tools that can support environmental management in the city against the background of problems related to atmospheric air pollution.Tools for improving social communication in order to increase the comfort of life of city residents were also analyzed.The world literature searched for solutions that could be implemented to the conditions prevailing in Poland, where many urban agglomerations have a carpet structure.In the carpet structure, cities are located close to industrial areas, which significantly affect air pollution in inhabited areas.Design/methodology/approach: The article analyzes world literature on trends in urban environment management and reports on new technical and technological solutions that support environmental management in the city, especially in the context of polluted air.Foreign solutions were analyzed in search of new solutions to the problems of polluted air in the country (in Poland).Findings: The article presents technical solutions described in the world literature in the field of monitoring the natural environment and improving communication between city authorities and residents in order to improve their quality of life.Then, an analysis of the possibilities of using new technical solutions supporting the management of the natural environment in the city in Polish conditions was made.Originality/value: As a result of the analyses, examples of technical solutions were found that could support the management of the natural environment in the city, taking into account the specificity of cities located in the center of agglomerations, which is typical of most Polish cities. Tools were also indicated that could improve communication between city authorities and residents in order to improve their quality of life in the city.