Modeling smart cities: annotated bibliography1. Cosgrave, E., Arbuthnot, K. and Tryfonas, T. (2013). Living labs, innovation districts and information marketplaces: a systemic approach for smart cities. Procedia Informatique, 16, 668-677. doi: 10.1016/j.procs.2013.01.070The strength of any analysis lies in acquiring a deep understanding of the phenomena under examination. Using the principles of systems thinking, the authors – three researchers from the University of Bristol, UK – first set about the task of improving their understanding of a very complex proposition such as a smart city. They haven't been dazzled by the glamor of today's technology offerings. Instead, they accomplished the arduous task of developing a smart city value chain and verifying the linkages between activities and viable opportunities for further research and development. By leveraging the synergies of their key concepts of “Living Labs” and “Innovation Districts”. “They plan to use a case study methodology to further explore and leverage credible data-driven research. This article provides an excellent introduction to holistic smart city development. Moreover, it also supports my systemic vision of city development. It therefore constitutes a valuable resource for municipal leaders responsible for translating development policies into practical solutions.2. Difallah, DE, Cudre-Mauroux, P. and Mckenna, SA (2013). Scalable anomaly detection for smart city infrastructure networks. IEEE Internet Computing, 17(6), 39 - 47. doi: 10.1109/MIC.2013.84The authors – a doctoral student and a professor from a Swiss university; and a senior researcher from IBM - tackled the complex problem of analysis and monitoring...... middle of paper ...... work for Worldsensing - a company specializing in wireless networking solutions . Finance is the lifeblood of any business and, by extension, any city. The authors propose an organic growth mechanism for the development of smart cities. They are also aware of the myriad problems associated with rapid urbanization. Therefore, they propose a phased implementation approach without establishing a concrete foundation on how this model can meet the feasibility requirements (politically, legislatively, economically, ecologically, socially, physically and technologically). Finally, their conclusion that public sector sponsorship will ensure the viability of the model undermines their theme of self-sufficiency. The article is aimed at urban planners and informed users with advanced training in information, computing and telecommunications technologies (ICT)..