Challenges for sustainable smart city development

A conceptual framework

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ID12306359
AuthorsHuma Hayat Khan (0000-0003-4104-1987, National University of Modern Languages), Muhammad Noman Malik (0000-0002-5035-9375, National University of Modern Languages), Raheel Zafar (0000-0002-7486-4149, Department of Software Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad Campus Pakistan), Feybi Ariani Goni (0000-0002-5247-3104, Sustainable Process Integration Laboratory – SPIL, NETME Centre, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Brno University of Technology ‐ VUT Brno Brno Czech Republic, corresponding author), Abdoulmohammad Gholamzadeh Chofreh (0000-0003-4934-6291, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch), Jiří Jaromír Klemeš (0000-0002-7450-7029, Brno University of Technology), Youseef Alotaibi (0000-0002-0840-1867, Department of Computer Sciences Jamoum University College, Umm Al‐Qura University Mecca Saudi Arabia)
Year2020
Volume28
Issue5
Pages1507-1518
Publication date2020-06-21
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSustainable Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0968-0802 • E-ISSN: 1099-1719
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/sd.2090
OpenAlexW3036111289
LanguageEN
Citations received27
References cited23

Sustainable smart city development experience various challenges, such as legislation and policies, funding, infrastructure, and technological aspects. Numerous studies have highlighted the importance of sustainability concepts in smart cities' development. However, there is scarce research focusing on the challenges faced for the development of sustainable smart cities. This study aimed to develop a conceptual framework that provides critical challenges faced by private and government organisations, and the respective solutions of the challenges for the development of sustainable smart cities. Pakistan has been chosen as a case study that yields a total of 17 respondents from the executive, managerial, and operational levels of private enterprises and government organisations involved in smart city development. This research is a preliminary step towards providing insights and significance of infusing sustainability in the development of smart cities. The proposed conceptual framework can act as a practise guideline for practitioners to prepare themselves for sustainable smart city development

Business · Computer security · Conceptual framework · Environmental planning · Government (linguistics · Internet of Things · Knowledge management · Legislation · Political science · Process management · Smart city · Sociology · Sustainability · Sustainable development · Computer Science · Green IT and Sustainability · Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development · Smart Cities and Technologies

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