De la calidad de vida urbana en los espacios públicos a la sostenibilidad en ciudades intermedias

The article delves into the theoretical analysis of factors for the quality of urban life, as well as the conceptualization of habitability, sustainability, public spaces and their dimensions; In this sense, it is conceptualized, on the one hand, the sustainable city as a multidimensional organism supported by environmental, social and economic factors; On the other hand, the strategic relevance of the technological dimension of the smart city model that includes human and social capital, as well as information, is considered; which represents a structure with diverse computer systems positioned in a physical environment. In this way, the smart sustainable city is articulated; with the aim of developing a model to evaluate public space in intermediary cities; As a result, the research hypothesis was formulated, as well as the measurement indices through the dimensions: social, economic, political, environmental and technological.