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This Chapter is focused on Smart City, a new paradigm using technology and innovation as a tool of sustainable urban development. The paradigm is applied to transforming the Ghost City of Maras/Varosha in divided Cyprus, as an integral part of settlement of the Cyprus Problem on a Win–Win Scenario. Since the War of 1974, as discussed in Chap. 6, Maras/Varosha has been an enclaved city, but we believe it is time to use it as a catalyzer of development as a Special Zone with its own jurisdiction under the sovereignty of North Cyprus.
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Mehmet, O., Yorucu, V. (2024). Smart Cities, With Special Reference to the Ghost City of Maras/Varosha. In: From Land Disputes to Sustainable Environmental Development. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-56560-1_12
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