Basic Criteria for creating a Smart City

Abstract

Nowadays, non-smart cities face challenges such as climate change, population increase versus resource depletion, transportation problems and lifestyle changes, while in the model of smart cities, the urban area can cope with most of these challenges. Although the term smart city is not a fixed term and so far it has not been defined, in other words, there is no standard definition for this term. We can say that a smart city is a developed urban area that produces a sustainable economy. Designing and creating an ideal place for people to live by increasing the quality of life through high optimization of both city components (both soft and hard components) with multiple areas; Governance, Economy, People and the Environment, Mobility and the Built Environment. This article clarifies some of the prominent variables facing most cities in terms of the challenges of the natural environment, the built environment, mobility, and social and economic characteristics that slow down the development wheel towards achieving a better life for the population. Most of these problems and challenges can be solved by drawing up a city development policy based on the principles of the smart cities. This article also develops a scientific approach to explain the concept of smart cities, explains the benefits of applying this model to cities, and suggests a new set of the dominant components of smart cities worldwide.