SMART CITY URBAN DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE

COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN

UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB

Submitted by: Haiqa Mujahid

Fizza Chaudhary

Submitted to: Ar.Um’me Fatima Abid

 SMART CITY URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Abstract shortage become progressively pervasive.

This design dives into the complicated
The objective is to explore the connection between smart cities and urban
transformative impact of smart cities on
urban development and its implications for
architectural design. The idea of shrewd
urban communities arises as a dynamic
response to the evolving needs of urban
inhabitants. This examination dives into the
fundamental principles, technologies, and
design strategies that define smart cities and
examines their role in shaping the future of
urban environments. It investigates the
manners by which intelligent technologies
and design interventions can be leveraged to
promote sustainable, economical and
conservative urban development. The paper
proposes innovative design strategies that
answer the difficulties of contemporary
urbanization, encouraging a harmony
between innovative joining and human-
centric experiences.
Key Words: Smart design strategies,
technology, sustainable urban development,
human centric.
Introduction
In the rapidly evolving of urbanization, the
concept of smart cities remains as a beacon
of innovation, offering ground breaking
solutions to the multifaceted challenges of
contemporary urban development. As urban
populations flood and technological
advancements reshape the way we live,
work, and interact, incorporation of brilliant
advance ideas into urban designing becomes
imperative. With the global population
gravitating towards the urban centers, issues
like blockage, contamination, and asset
development, aiming to unravel1 the management of natural resources, through
potential of intelligent systems in shaping participatory action and engagement”.
sustainable and resilient urban futures. (.2009) n.d.)
The fusion of technology and urban Essential concept of the smart city revolves
development has led to the inventive idea of around efficiency; thus, efficiency can be
smart cities. Smart cities can be identified achieved by six major axes of smart cities;
along six main axes or dimensions: A smart these six axes have been derived from many
economy, smart mobility, a smart theories of urban growth and development.
environment and smart people. (vakali These theories comprised of traditional
2011). As our cities grapple with the regional and neo classical approaches
challenges of populace development, towards urban design. Following are the six
resource constraints, and environmental axes:
sustainability, the integration of smart
technologies becomes fundamental in Smart economy, smart mobility, smart
reclassifying the urban experience. environment, smart people, smart living,
Embarking on a journey to unravel the smart governance.
intricate relationship between smart cities Smart
and urban development, examining the mobility
manners by which innovations can reshape
the design worldview.
Smart
Smart living
Smart cities leverage intelligent governance

infrastructure to enhance productivity,

availability, and ecological sustainability
(sejal S bhagat 2021). The aim is to take
apart the extraordinary effect of these
Smart Smart
innovations urban designing and the overall people economy
fabric of our built environment.
This paper endeavors to investigate how Figure 1 Axes of smart city development
brilliant city drives can address these These axes respectively further explain
difficulties and add to the formation of theories that ensures social competitiveness,
resilient, sustainable and decent urban smart transportation using ICT, availability
environment. of infrastructure as per resources,
A city can be defined as "smart” when community engagement, quality of life and
investments in human and social capital and optimized governance3.
traditional (transport) and modern (ICT) 2, The axes played a part as the foundation to
communication infrastructure, fuel, make a city that responds to the needs of
sustainable economic development and a humans without creating further problems.
high quality of life, with the wise Following these an environment can be

1
Complexity or obscurity

2
Information technology

3
Requires sponsorship, ownership & accountability
achieved that will provide all sorts of rather than segregating it by vehicular type.
opportunities and facilities that will aid for Usually, streets are built with an idea of
the healthy competition, and hence aiding in separating vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
economic growth. One of the other major The former is allocated with an asphalt belt
facilities that a city should provide is the and the later one with a narrow strip often
easy locomotion. The ease in walkability having an alignment of trees, restricting both
and less travel times in turn leads to the modes to be in each other zones. The issue
potential growth of the city. Provision of with this module of street is that in order to
better infrastructure and regulating them as give each mode its proper space we end up
per the available natural resources is an making ‘fat streets’. The solution was to
integral part of smart city. This becomes so build narrow streets as it will not allow
helpful in meeting up the needs and vehicles to be in speed, hence helping the
ultimately results in development and pedestrian to use the same space. This
growth. enhanced the city to appear more relevant to
the urban scale. The curbs are to be used as
Some of the above can be explained through parking, as pedestrians can any way utilize
case studies. the whole street for walking, so a curb side
parking won’t be an interruption. Each space
Tokyo was well utilized as it benefits in productive
funds generation. The spaces between two
elevated rails were used as marketplace by
locals.
Smart Mobility
(https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/
10/1/lessons-from-the-streets-of-tokyo n.d.)
Segregation of Off street Smart building
streets parking and homes

Figure 2 Smart mobility in Tokyo 2- Singapore- Smart Living

Tokyo – Smart Mobility
The focus, in Tokyo, was to make the streets
smart in a way that it could make commute
possible in the most efficient way possible.
The major strategies that were in focus was Figure 3 Smart mobility the space under
railways, being utilized usefully
regulating the speed of the cars, innovative
approach to off street parking, maximum
utilization of land. The urban fabric4 of the
Tokyo consists of neighborhood’s
amalgamation with the network of narrow
streets. Tokyo in order to resolve the
mobility issue challenged, well-practiced
traffic management systems. It adopted an
idea of segregating street lanes by speed

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Physical characteristics
Singapore, a global city state, has focused technology into city development. As cities
and applied a range of strategies to enhance look toward a future of smart living,
quality of life at urban level. Singapore's case study provides valuable
insights into creating sustainable, efficient,
and citizen-focused urban spaces.
Singapore

Smart Living

Smart Green and Utilizing each

infrastructure practical spaces space

Figure 3 Smart living in Singapore Figure 4 Smart buildings and infrastructure

This includes modern and better 3- Seoul- Smart Governance:

infrastructure, open and spacious green
spaces, use of advance technology, social
well-being. The key ways in which
Singapore has achieved were:
Singapore boasts a comprehensive smart
infrastructure, featuring an extensive
network of sensors and IoT devices5. These
create an urban environment that is
responsive and adaptable by monitoring
everything from traffic flow and energy
consumption to waste management. Urban
smart living in Singapore remembers an
accentuation for green spaces. The city
integrates sustainable practices, resulting in
a healthier environment and improved well-
being for its residents, including initiatives
like rooftop gardens and vertical farming. Figure 5 Salient features of smart governance
Singapore's urban design is characterized by
the incorporation of smart technologies into
homes and buildings. Energy efficiency and
sustainability are promoted by intelligent
climate control, smart lighting, and
automated energy management systems.
Singapore's smart urban environment is a
testament to the successful integration of

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Network of physical objects
 New York
Seoul

Smart
Environment
Smart Ecoomy

Reducing reducing carbon

Installing app
pollution emissions
Regulazation The Digital
Transparency
of services Mayor's Office
Figure 7 Smart environment in New York

Environment and climate change has been a

Figure 6 Smart economy in Seoul
major concern now as the cities began to
Seoul, one of the first emerging smart cities feel it as inevitable threat. Many cities
have made it to the extent that now it is started their transformation towards smart
incorporating technology aided strategies to cities by taking this big step first i.e.
govern the city in the smart way. Goods and Introducing smart environment. New York
services are being deployed only and exactly in order to set the smart environment
where they are needed. For instance, AI is principles, tested its different districts and
being used to perform a splendid analysis of researched through it. Then placed smart
the traffic accidents to point out the zones sensors that detects the need. The program
where accidents of senior citizens occur manages data and helps to regulate waste
occasionally, so protection zones could be collection and management. Efficient steps
provided near to them. Another example is a are being taken in this regard. Small hubs at
great progress to launch “The Digital different city locations have also been set
Mayor’s Office”. This system is capable of up. They provide WIFI services. Charging
collecting all the real time information and stations have been setup to promote the use
display it to the mayor. This includes the all of electric cars. There are many car sharing
that comes under the mayor’s domain services in the city that helps reducing
directly, including city’s progress, ongoing emissions as people chooses to carpool.
development projects, people problems and This reduces traffic that solves a lot of
their opinions, mass behaviors. This has also problems including congestion and
been replicated in way that people too have unwanted cars on the roads. This all reduces
an access to the government’s projects and noise pollution too. (LAI n.d.)
upcoming planning’s and can register 5- Singapore- Smart People
complaints and sentiments regarding this.
Moreover, this also ensures transparency Singapore
and accountability in the city. (team n.d.)
4- New York- Smart Environment:
Smart People

Education Digital Literacy Active Citizen

Technology Programs Participation

Figure 8 Smart people in Singapore

Singapore is many times referred to as a Shenzhen
main illustration of a city that has effectively
incorporated savvy innovations to upgrade
the personal satisfaction for its occupants. Smart Economy
The city-state has executed different
"Brilliant Individuals" drives to enable
Research and
residents, further develop schooling, and Entrepreneurial
Ecosystem
Development
Digital Currency
Trials
(R&D) Investments
encourage advancement. To make learning
more enjoyable, the city has adopted Figure 9 Smart economy in Shenzhen
educational technology. The education
system incorporates smart classrooms, Shenzhen, China's Silicon Valley, has
online learning platforms, and interactive strategically adopted technology and
educational content to foster a tech-savvy6 innovation to foster a smart economy and
and adaptable workforce. To ensure that its drive economic growth. The city has
citizens have the necessary skills to navigate developed an energetic pioneering biological
the digital landscape, Singapore has invested system, supporting new companies and
in digital literacy programs. All citizens can innovation driven endeavors. Projects,
participate in these programs, which range hatcheries, and gas pedals work with the
from basic digital skills to more advanced development of imaginative organizations.
courses in technology and innovation. Huge speculations have been made in
Digital platforms for citizen engagement innovative work, empowering joint effort
have made it easier for residents to between organizations, research foundations,
participate actively in governance, giving and the scholarly community. These efforts
them a voice in how policies and initiatives have resulted in technological
are made. Development/ advancements. Shenzhen has been a
People Education Growth
participant in trials of China's digital
currency electronic payment (DCEP)
initiative, which aims to investigate the
possibility of using digital currency for
routine business transactions. The city's goal
6. SHENZHEN- Smart Economy of becoming a global fintech7 hub is in line
with this initiative. Preliminaries of
Shenzhen has changed from a little fishing computerized money and progressions in
town into a significant financial force to be monetary innovation add to Shenzhen's
reckoned with and a main illustration of a status as a fintech8 pioneer. (jough n.d.)
shrewd city.

6
Proficient in the use of modern technology

7
Financial technology

8
New technology that seeks to improve and automate the delivery & use of financial services
 practical approach to research the ways that
can actually be implemented and would
reduce further problems that took place in
smart cities. Currently many cities are
working on generating smart developments
within their already moving circle if not
building from the scratch. This is an
appreciate able approach as something is
better than nothing and few steps are
something we wanted but they have to be in
the right direction. The drawbacks that are
encountered as a byproduct of data
introduction and economic constraints
Figure 10 Shenzhen smart city economic structure should be kept into consideration before
laying out the plan in the field. We,
Discussions:
therefore, conducted the thorough research
After analyzing how different cities that shows how it is possible to balance
approached towards making their cities technology advancements with economy.
smart, we further took this paper to research Measures that could be taken to implement
the strategic points needed to design urban the plan that has been devised holds a great
smart cities. Rather than approaching the importance. Following are the findings that
best set practices or chasing the most put some light on the above-mentioned
hypothetical ideas, the paper follows the strategies.
STATEMENTS DISCUSSIONS
Governance: A widely adopted governance model for Not all smart cities could work
smart city activities are public-private partnerships (PPP). It
with technology focused
has been claimed that the use of a PPP model is an motivation. If focus is quality
important success factor. living, then citizens
(https://amsterdamsmartcity.com/channel/smartcityacademy involvement should be
n.d.) considered as the number one
priority. So, a module is
adopted where public sectors
comes in close coordination
with people of the state. Data is
collected based upon the
opinions of the people and
solutions are proposed
accordingly. This is very useful
in order to ensure the
sustainable smart development.
Implementation: The smart city doesn’t stop at its Smart cities if aimed to function
municipal borders. The final element we have identified in perfectly should not be a
the governance dimension is thus regional cooperation. bordered community. Although
(https://ec.europa.eu/eip/agriculture/en/ n.d.) being a closed entity would help
a lot to gather, regulate, monitor
and access data easily but it
 would have its constraints. If
the municipal borders would be
rigid the smart city couldn’t be
an always growing community.
In a lot of applications, such as
smart mobility, the need of
integrated relationship between
the crossing borders is highly
recommended. A city can face
real time political and economic
issues if it would be to survive
independently, unless it’s a self-
sufficient state. Therefore, to
keep a balanced growth
collaboration with other regions
is necessary. When focused on
this domain keeping a correct
data could be a challenged that
needs to be worked upon.
The cities expect a positive impact of their smart city The expected effect on the
activities on environment, social aspects, and, in particular, nearby economy matches one of
the local economy. (Stephan Haller n.d.) the biggest difficulties that the
urban communities are
confronting. Performance is
evaluated for each project in
each city; The deployment of
dashboards across application
domains has not yet begun
which effects the functionality
in general.
Contemporary thinking about the incorporated feasible city For smart urban development
of the city as a framework must be transformed into reality real-time data analysis, resource
with a savvy, coordinated way to deal with both optimization, and improved
conveyance and methodology. (Stephan Haller n.d.) urban resilience are all made
possible by smart systems.
Strategic foresight
simultaneously ensures that
these technologies are
compatible with sustainable,
equitable, and resilient city
planning, fostering an
equilibrium between
environmental, social, and
economic factors. The
development of the concept of
an integrated, sustainable city
 into a practical, livable reality
necessitates this cohesive
strategy.
Cities that want to thrive will need to plan, invest and work Cities aspiring to thrive must
to improve their core systems with this in mind (sejal S prioritize strategic planning,
bhagat 2021) substantial investments, and
collaborative efforts to enhance
their fundamental systems. By
setting manageability,
development, and versatility at
the very front, urban areas can
fabricate strong foundations,
productive transportation
organizations, and responsive
utilities. This forward-thinking
strategy not only ensures
improvements right away but
also lays the groundwork for
prosperity in the long run. In the
end, vibrant, livable
environments that attract talent,
stimulate economic growth, and
elevate the overall quality of
urban life will be created by
cities that make a commitment
to systematic enhancements.
This will foster a resilient
foundation that is able to adapt
to changing challenges.

Conclusion: proves to be easily controllable and

maintained, however, they when combined
The paper successfully narrated the to together can play havoc. Any factor can
principles, technologies and design individually be great working in perfection
strategies that defines the smart cities. The with all the strategies that have been
research that leads to evaluate the smart city employed to it but the problem arises when
urban development, under the aims defined all of them are set free in a city. Here then
and those that have been practiced as lies complication of cohesion and
mentioned in the case studies concludes that integration. The strategies mentioned in the
dealing and improving each aspect in a paper provides solution to these problems.
focused and properly administered Moreover, a way too utopian approach
environment helps a great deal in enhancing cannot be the solution to the smart urban
the quality of Urban Design, and making it development. A lot of strategies and
integrated and efficient, the purpose of smart principles discussed worldwide remains with
city development. Although these aims the books and lose their true essence when
individually respond to the environment and tried to implement on the grounds. The
above-mentioned writing, therefore, challenging design techniques. As the
transcribes only those strategies that can be demand of the ecosystem smart cities will
made possible to bring to the ground. Such very soon become the necessity, which now
developments that can be routed considering just appears to be a luxury. The need of the
all the real time factors such as economy, hour could be realized by the huge number
politics, society and inter-relations, can be of developing countries already shifting their
carried out by using some of these strategies. cities to the smart infrastructure and building
Future smart cities can then be seen entirely new cities as smart developments
transforming into reality if we first focus on just as they set the foundation stone.
the do-able and then lean onto some

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