Smart City Transformation Models from Iran

Abstract

Many cities around the world want to become a SMART CITY, but this evolution does not have clear and uniform paths for all cities. Even the phrase "smart city" has its own definition and interpretation in each place; However, moving towards this title will be a difficult and tumultuous journey. The unprecedented rate of urban growth and the challenges that come with it, brought up the necessity for urban management to seek optimal solutions. Solutions that should be able to address all different aspects of urbanism, including sustainable development, education, energy, environment, safety and public services, etc. Following the improvement of information and communication technologies, these solutions had been defined as being “Smart" and the concept of “SMART CITY" is introduced as a way to achieve efficient and sustainable cities that can face all deferent urban challenges regarding to their cultural, environmental, economic and logical context.

In this research we try to demonstrate the Iranian smart city transformation model. In order to achieve our goals we conducted documentary study and used literature review to understanding the complex structure of smart city transformation planning.