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Smart cities are boosting sustainability. It is an urgent and global trend. The study addressed the Smart Sustainable Cities (SSCs) considering the recent local and global constraints. It focused on the Egyptian context as a scope because... more
Smart cities are boosting sustainability. It is an urgent and global trend. The study addressed the Smart Sustainable Cities (SSCs) considering the recent local and global constraints. It focused on the Egyptian context as a scope because of the absence of this trend in it, despite its potential opportunities. The paper was divided into two sections; the first was a theoretical approach to the SSCs definitions and concepts. It also framed the SSCs skeleton. Then, the SSCs planning and management's guidance followed this approach. Moreover, the paper pointed out to some experiences in the developing countries and the Arabic context. The second section was the applied study. It aimed to develop a road-map about embarking the SSCs in the Egyptian scope, as a step to transfer the vision to reality. Then, it identified the local challenges and opportunities, followed by the key pillars needed for that transformation. Finally, the paper extracted the actions required to transforming the Egyptian cities to be smart and sustainable in the reality.
Amidst rapid urban development, sustainable transportation solutions are required to meet the increasing demands for mobility whilst mitigating the potentially negative social, economic, and environmental impacts. This study analyses... more
Amidst rapid urban development, sustainable transportation solutions are required to meet the increasing demands for mobility whilst mitigating the potentially negative social, economic, and environmental impacts. This study analyses autonomous vehicles (AVs) as a potential transportation solution for smart and sustainable development. We identified privacy and cybersecurity risks of AVs as crucial to the development of smart and sustainable cities and examined the steps taken by governments around the world to address these risks. We highlight the literature that supports why AVs are essential for smart and sustainable development. We then identify the aspects of privacy and cybersecurity in AVs that are important for smart and sustainable development. Lastly, we review the efforts taken by the federal government in the US, the UK, China, Australia, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Germany, France, and the EU, and by US state governments to address AV-related privacy and cybersecurity risks in-depth. Overall, the actions taken by governments to address privacy risks are mainly in the form of regulations or voluntary guidelines. To address cybersecurity risks, governments have mostly resorted to regulations that are not specific to AVs and are conducting research and fostering research collaborations with the private sector.
O Turismo tem papel importante no desenvolvimento econômico urbano e regional. A literatura sobre Turismo em Cidades Inteligentes e Sustentáveis (CIS) é incipiente. Assim, de caráter qualitativo e exploratório, por meio da revisão de... more
O Turismo tem papel importante no desenvolvimento econômico urbano e regional. A literatura sobre Turismo em Cidades Inteligentes e Sustentáveis (CIS) é incipiente. Assim, de caráter qualitativo e exploratório, por meio da revisão de literatura, o presente artigo identificou diretrizes gerais para futuras análises de estudos de caso do turismo em CIS. Na discussão considerou-se fatores estruturais, políticos, serviços, inovação e empreendedorismo, relação econômica, esfera pública e privada, desenvolvimento inter-regional e nacional atual e futuro. Constatou-se que o fornecimento de produtos e serviços personalizados é fator central do turismo em CIS, pois aumentam a experiência do turista; a qualidade de vida das gerações atual e futura dos moradores da cidade turística; o desenvolvimento comercial e da indústria turística local; a proteção da fauna flora e meio ambiente; a eficiência no gasto e uso de recursos; o fortalecimento da sociedade civil; gera empregos, melhora a governança pública e privada, e desenvolve o polo técnico-científico.
Unrivalled urban growth is a major issue that the cities of developing nations are facing difficulty to cope with. The mushrooming of slums which perfuse the cities are the visible sign of this failure. UN-Habitat defines slum as " an... more
Unrivalled urban growth is a major issue that the cities of developing nations are facing difficulty to cope with. The mushrooming of slums which perfuse the cities are the visible sign of this failure. UN-Habitat defines slum as " an area having poor structural quality of housing, overcrowding, inadequate access to safe water, inadequate access to sanitation and other infrastructures and insecure residential status ". In Millennium Development Goals, for the assessment of slums, UN-Habitat defined a framework based on the above five characters. ISO 37120 also defines Shelter as one of the key indicators for Sustainable City, where major shelter indictors are focusing on the slum population of a city. For making the cities sustainable and live able, slum free city should be one of the key missions. Presence of slum has been one of the major factors affecting the live ability of any city. For a smart and sustainable city, continuous monitoring of slum is inevitable for the enhancement of living standard and making them more live able. This paper discusses about the role of Indicators be as a tools that would help in the formulation of policies which would lead the cities towards the complete slum eradication. Selection of indicators should be such that the monitoring of that particular parameter will ultimately results into the improvement of quality of life of slum dwellers and finally make the city Slum Free. This paper discusses about the definition of slum and the slum eradication policies and programs by UN-Habitat and Indian Government. Paper also focuses on the framework for slum free cities and development of indicators for continuous monitoring of the same.
Urban regeneration applications were first introduced in the 19th century in England in the form of the demolition and reconstruction of the old buildings as a result of urban growth. In those transformation projects, which have entered... more
Urban regeneration applications were first introduced in the 19th century in England in the form of the demolition and reconstruction of the old buildings as a result of urban growth. In those transformation projects, which have entered into various forms over time, sustainable cities are created and not only physical but also socio-economical and cultural dimensions of the transformation are taken into consideration. In Turkey, the city's urban transformation process of industrialization results in an increased internal migration crooked, the formation of slums result of
improper planning has emerged. With the Law of Urban Transformation numbered 6306, which entered into force in 2012, this transformation was made only considering the physical transformation. The aim of this study is where transformation is required; by taking the ideas of the people living in the region, to protect the historical texture, to contribute for creating cities compatible with nature, culture and environment. In the study, it is presented the proposals of creating a city, which is a slum town in Uskudar and one of the historical centers of Istanbul city, and which has to create sustainable living concept considering the sociological structure of the Roman people. How can we achieve a happy neighborhood by meeting the expectations of the people by preserving the historical structure of Selamsiz with the researches carried out in edible cities around the world? In this study, the answer to this question was sought.
improper planning has emerged. With the Law of Urban Transformation numbered 6306, which entered into force in 2012, this transformation was made only considering the physical transformation. The aim of this study is where transformation is required; by taking the ideas of the people living in the region, to protect the historical texture, to contribute for creating cities compatible with nature, culture and environment. In the study, it is presented the proposals of creating a city, which is a slum town in Uskudar and one of the historical centers of Istanbul city, and which has to create sustainable living concept considering the sociological structure of the Roman people. How can we achieve a happy neighborhood by meeting the expectations of the people by preserving the historical structure of Selamsiz with the researches carried out in edible cities around the world? In this study, the answer to this question was sought.