Research on Key Influence Factors of Sustainable Development Capability of Smart City Based on Hybrid Decision Model

Abstract

The development of economy and the progress of human society are urging the pace of urban development. The combination of urban services, information and communication technologies has given birth to smart cities. In the long-term construction process, the sustainable development capacity of smart cities is weak. In order to enhance the sustainable development capability of smart cities, we establish an indicator system of factors affecting the sustainable development of smart cities and use decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) and analytic network process based on DEMATEL (D-ANP) to analyze the interrelationships and relative importance of influence factors. The results reveal that in the evaluation index system of smart city sustainability development, Smart governance (D2) has the greatest impact on other dimensions. As for the impact on the sustainable development of smart cities, the influence of smart city mechanism (D3) has the largest weight, smart people’s livelihood (D1) and Smart governance (D2) have similar weights. Based on the results, suggestions for improvement are provided for the sustainable development of smart cities.