Cities in Saudi Arabia need to expand rapidly due to the rapidly growing urban population.
To develop smart sustainable cities (SSC), human, social, and environmental capital …

Purpose The smart sustainable cities (SSC) concept has a wide acknowledgement amongst
governments and societies that deal with emerging technology and help in developing …

It is imperative to expand the concept of smart cities beyond merely focusing on technology
to include human, social, and environmental capital investing to develop smart sustainable …

The concept of citizens' participation (CP) has been widely adopted by scholars,
professionals and governments around the world. Many frameworks have been developed …

An estimated 55% of the global population live in cities, with this expected to increase to
70% by 2050. Thus, the strain from urbanisation generates issues like water pollution and …

Smart sustainable cities (SSC) tend to utilise technology to promote themselves by involving
their citizens in urban development. Several cities around the world have adopted the “smart …

The development of sustainable smart cities (SSCs) is pivotal for contemporary urban
expansion, as highlighted by numerous international frameworks and scholarly studies. This …

Cities are projected to accommodate a high majority of human population and also
economic activities. Advances in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) …

The concept of the smart city is well-established, and governments across the world are
either planning, or already implementing, strategies to transform existing cities to smart …

Saudi Arabia is one of the emerging economies that have great ambitions to transform its
cities into smart ones. In line with the Saudi Vision 2030 objectives, Saudi authorities …