Smart Cities Professional Research and Communication Case Study 2022

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Introduction
Rapid population growth has led to urban designers facing tremendous challenges that
require accommodation of the increasing population size n cities and urban areas. The
challenge is also to take care of the challenge while putting into consideration the social,
environmental and economic impacts of population increase. Designers have created “smart
cities” which are vision of urban development aimed at integrating multiple information
technology and communication systems to manage assets of an urban area, including
transportation, information system, waste management, water supply, power supply and other
community services (Mehmood, et al,2017)..
Purpose of the study
The purpose or goal of the study is to see how smart cities and internet of things have
improved the quality of life of people using technology while addressing their impact on
environmental, cultural, social and physical needs. The purpose of this study is also to study
on privacy issues associated with smart cities and traffic control in smart cities.
Research questions and Hypothesis
Modern cities that have accumulated a lot of social, technological and environmental
problems are becoming experimental sites of the coming digital era. The combination of the
latest IT technologies with urban infrastructure and the service sector promises not only to
streamline and improve the lives of citizens, but also to save money. This concept, better
known as “Smart City”, has arisen as a result of the expansion of the potential of the Internet
of Things (IoT) and may vary depending on the real needs of a particular city and its financial
capabilities (Mohanty, Choppali, & Kougianos, 2016).