Document Type : Original Research
Authors
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Department of Urban development, SR.C., Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
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Professor, Department of Urban Development, SR.C., Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
Today,cities,along with many advantages,have complexities in all dimensions of urbanization,which make their management associated with problems.This issue shows the need to change the approach and pay attention to the smartening of urban centers.In recent years,various researches have been conducted about the smart city and strategies have been proposed in the field of smartening different cities.But due to the different context,different definitions of smart city have been presented.Aims:The current research seeks to reach a comprehensive and holistic view of the dimensions and factors of the smart city and explain the place of technology among them after examining the definitions of different experts.Method:To achieve this goal through the PRISMA method based on the four-step model,the research first started by searching for articles with the terms smart city,smart city index,smart city dimensions,smart city Features,smart city evaluation and technology in smart city in top citation databases such as Scopus,Web of Science,ScienceDirect,and GoogleScholar.In the initial search,334articles were identified until2023,of which50articles were selected for more detailed examination and answers to the research questions.Findings:Among the reviewed articles, the most frequently mentioned dimensions and features of the smart city are related to technological infrastructure,social quality,quality of life,environmental quality,governance,economy,and transportation,and sustainability,efficiency,integration,and global competitiveness are in the next rank.Conclusion:Smart city has the main dimensions of life,people,transportation,environment,economy and governance and the presence of technology as a meta dimension.Of course,technology should facilitate achieving stability,integration,efficiency and improving the quality of life of citizens,so that the harm caused by its excessive use can be minimized through controlled use.
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