Transforming Old Cities into Smart Cities Using Environmental Key Performance Indicators to Solve Environmental Problems

Abstract

Recently, smart city has become a tool for linking the sustainability dimensions with information and communication technology to enhance the quality of life. The current research problem lies in the increase in migration rates from the countryside and adjacent villages to the urban cities which may lead to an increase in environmental problems. Hence, the transformation of existing cities into smart cities has become an urgent need requiring immediate action or attention for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and effectively dealing with urban and environmental problems, particularly in developing countries. Therefore, the research adopts the environmental key performance indicators KPI of the smart sustainable cities (SSC) which was identified by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to examine the performance of the East Mansoura District city as a case study. To achieve the aim of this study, a set of core environmental indicators was adopted to measure and evaluate the current status of the selected case study. Finally, an action plan was proposed to transform East Mansoura District city into a smart sustainable city. This may pave the way for other cities in Egypt and developing countries.