Analysis of the implementation of urban computing in smart cities: A framework for the transformation of Saudi cities
Smart city development is gaining widespread acceptance as a means of mitigating urban development problems. However, the implementation of smart cities faces challenges, especially in developing countries. Urban computing is regarded as an enabler of innovation and smart city development. This stud...
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| author | Habib M. Alshuwaikhat Yusuf A. Aina Lolwah Binsaedan |
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| description | Smart city development is gaining widespread acceptance as a means of mitigating urban development problems. However, the implementation of smart cities faces challenges, especially in developing countries. Urban computing is regarded as an enabler of innovation and smart city development. This study explores the adoption of urban computing to address the smart city and urban development problems of Saudi cities. Using a systematic review, this study highlights the trends and influential contributions of urban computing to smart city research. It identifies the urban computing framework and uses the framework to analyze the use of urban computing in Saudi cities to promote smart city development and sustainability. While Saudi Arabia has taken notable steps in urban computing, especially in providing services, further steps need to be taken to achieve the transformation into smart sustainable cities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-086ff0bf41514409a11b4ba6b9f41e4b2022-12-22T03:27:36ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402022-10-01810e11138Analysis of the implementation of urban computing in smart cities: A framework for the transformation of Saudi citiesHabib M. Alshuwaikhat0Yusuf A. Aina1Lolwah Binsaedan2Department of City and Regional Planning and Interdisciplinary Research Center for Smart Mobility & Logistics, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Geomatics Engineering Technology, Yanbu Industrial College, Yanbu, Saudi Arabia; Geoinformatic Unit, Geography Section, School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia; Corresponding author.Department of City and Regional Planning, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaSmart city development is gaining widespread acceptance as a means of mitigating urban development problems. However, the implementation of smart cities faces challenges, especially in developing countries. Urban computing is regarded as an enabler of innovation and smart city development. This study explores the adoption of urban computing to address the smart city and urban development problems of Saudi cities. Using a systematic review, this study highlights the trends and influential contributions of urban computing to smart city research. It identifies the urban computing framework and uses the framework to analyze the use of urban computing in Saudi cities to promote smart city development and sustainability. While Saudi Arabia has taken notable steps in urban computing, especially in providing services, further steps need to be taken to achieve the transformation into smart sustainable cities.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022024264Urban computingSmart cityUrban informaticsUrban transformationUrban sustainabilitySaudi cities |
| spellingShingle | Habib M. Alshuwaikhat Yusuf A. Aina Lolwah Binsaedan Analysis of the implementation of urban computing in smart cities: A framework for the transformation of Saudi cities Heliyon Urban computing Smart city Urban informatics Urban transformation Urban sustainability Saudi cities |
| title | Analysis of the implementation of urban computing in smart cities: A framework for the transformation of Saudi cities |
| title_full | Analysis of the implementation of urban computing in smart cities: A framework for the transformation of Saudi cities |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of the implementation of urban computing in smart cities: A framework for the transformation of Saudi cities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of the implementation of urban computing in smart cities: A framework for the transformation of Saudi cities |
| title_short | Analysis of the implementation of urban computing in smart cities: A framework for the transformation of Saudi cities |
| title_sort | analysis of the implementation of urban computing in smart cities a framework for the transformation of saudi cities |
| topic | Urban computing Smart city Urban informatics Urban transformation Urban sustainability Saudi cities |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022024264 |
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