Social factors of sustainability for a smart city development

Abstract

Sustainable development of smart cities is based on the consideration of many areas of urban life in which the implementation of modern innovative technologies is taking place. Urban planning is aimed on providing citizens’` life and ensuring their daily needs in comfortable and safe living. The problem is that urban environment and the population must be ready to accept the idea of a smart city in order to organize its greatest efficiency. On the other hand, smart technologies should address both global and local challenges and threats to the urban environment in the wide range from environmental problems caused by climate change to the possibility of easy orientation and service search on city streets. The article proposes an approach to strategic urban planning of the environment based on a socially-oriented smart city model that combines social factors, their reflection in urban environment and defines the set of smart technologies that are in citizens’` demand. On the example of the Monirye district in Tehran, Iran the developed method is applied using analytical methods of SWOT and VMOSA analysis. This application provides a systematic approach for smart cities planning in accordance with the needs of the population and the existing level of development of the urban environment and to determine the strategic directions of its sustainable development in the interests of the population.

Perceptions and Attitudes of Generation Z Students towards the Responsible Management of Smart Cities

“…Additionally, the general development of smart city services speeds up management decisions that, in turn, can enable a social orientation as it also improves the provision of information services to citizens and businesses and solves other problems such as comfortable living conditions that are part of housing options [93]. Ensuring decent dwelling conditions and the construction and modernization of smart buildings can be part of the new urbanism and smart growth principles that are taken into account in the city's planning, as they deal with quality architecture and urban design [94] with action plans such as providing comfortable housing [95] options [96].…”

Socio-ecological practices of constructing a comfortable and safe urban environment

“…1. Among modern social and environmental practices in ensuring a safe and comfortable urban environment, emphasis is placed on building in green spaces that provide social and environmental benefits to citizens; the use of environmentally friendly building materials; urban zoning of territories in connection with the development of local territorial mobility of citizens within the framework of individual residential complexes; development of feedback with residents to promptly inform municipalities about emerging issues [18,19].…”

Socio Technical Framework to Improve Work Behavior During Smart City Implementation

“…Organizations and competitors' customers and individuals are rude. The company or organization must first and foremost provide this security in the best way to build and develop itself [18].…”