دانلود رایگان مقاله انگلیسی محله هوشمند: یک رویکرد TISM برای کاهش تضادهای شهری - امرالد 2017

Abstract

Purpose – This paper aims to identify the key factors to design efficient, healthy and potentially economical neighbourhood places in the surroundings of smart cities to reduce the urban polarization for the sustainable urban development. Design/methodology/approach – A two-stage methodology is followed. First, the key factors for neighbourhood are identified from literature studies. The selected factors are validated by sample t-tests. Second, the total interpretive structural modeling is used to interpret the complexity of relationships among various factors. Further, cross-impact matrix multiplication is applied for classification analysis to find the most driving factors for neighbourhood design. Findings – The contribution of this research is to show hierarchical relationships among the various factors to design the neighbourhood places as smart from the perspectives of city planners and decision makers. Research limitations/implications – The applicability of the research findings is limited to developing countries mainly where population is large and most of cities have high pressure on its infrastructure to fulfil the citizens’ demands. Practical implications – This paper will aid policymakers, city planners and government officials to design a sustainable smart city model in which smart neighbourhood would also be the potential solution to decrease pressure on a city’s critical infrastructure especially in developing countries. Social implications – A smart city could be considered as the centre point of smart initiatives to develop a place smart, and it should continue beyond the city boundaries to enhance the facilities, services, resources utilization and working environment in neighbourhood places also. Originality/value – The study explores the various literature on neighbourhood planning and then link with smart city development as current need of urban development scenario. The authors propose a hierarchical relation framework to develop the neighbourhood places as smart places to meet the future demand of urbanization in developing countries like India.

6. Conclusions

The paper suggests a development framework for city planners and policymakers to design smart neighbourhood places surrounding to the smart cities. The study explains development of smart neighbourhood in the form of step-by-step hierarchy of all the influencing factors. The citizens’ participation could be focused in developing the local infrastructure based on citizens’ priorities. The adequate use of technology will support the city planners to develop digital infrastructure for an area to accomplish smart cities mission. The green urban planning and incorporation of ICT would enhance the quality of life, fast service delivery and new developments in an organized and balanced pattern in a living area. The availability of the critical resources, efficient transport and connectivity, job opportunities, health and education facilities are some key drivers for the sustainable growth of neighbourhood places in terms of economic, social and environment. The efficient urban management can also support for further widespread adoption of more sustainable urban practices. The benefits of urbanization should not be limited to large cities only but to their neighbourhood places also while executing smart cities mission to accomplish the goal of becoming a smart nation in near future.