SMART CITIES IN SHAPING THE FUTURE OF URBAN SPACE: TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVE AND UTILITARIAN ASPECTS

Abstract

Urban planning is concerned with the development of future frameworks for the development of cities, and cities are generally a reflection of the social and economic situation. The concept of the city has evolved as a result of the development of human activities. The industrial development of the 18th century increased dependence on transportation, As the urban population grew and the dependence on transport increased, a number of urban problems emerged in the cities, including traffic problems such as traffic congestion, high levels of pollution, increased mobility time and energy consumption. Traditional methods, through the creation of new roads or expanding existing roads to ease congestion, which gives a solution in the short term, and adversely affect the environment, and attracts a growing movement of vehicles within cities. However, the technical development that accompanied the twentieth century in turn presents a range of opportunities to find appropriate solutions to these problems, led to the emergence of a society of a new style increasingly dependent on knowledge and digital techniques. The concept of the city has developed as a result of this social development. On technologies such as digital, electronic, virtual, cognitive, and intelligent cities. But what distinguishes a smart city from other cities is its focus on creativity and problem-solving as one of the most important features of intelligence. The objective of this paper is to shed the light on smart cities with its mail privileges that provide it to its inhabitance. Also, we will also discuss in detail the necessity of using smart cities in the digital era. It is was shown that Smart City provides basic information about various government services such as public health, business, education, employment, transportation and other general information about weather, recreation and holidays, to the public on social media and through various applications that can be loaded on smart devices. It is fast, easy and efficient in transmitting information, and it supports a sustainable and green environment through energy conservation. Experts believe social networking has become a key feature of a smooth transition to the Smart City.