Analysis of the implementation of urban computing in smart cities: A framework for the transformation of Saudi cities

HM Alshuwaikhat, YA Aina, L Binsaedan - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Smart city development is gaining widespread acceptance as a means of mitigating urban
development problems. However, the implementation of smart cities faces challenges …

Authoritarian smart city: A research agenda

A Akbari - Surveillance and society, 2022 - research.utwente.nl
Despite the prevalence of smart city discourse across many disciplines, governance
systems, and policy-making bodies, its conceptual foundations are based either on semi …

Development of smart mobility infrastructure in Saudi Arabia: a benchmarking approach

F Alanazi - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Smart mobility systems offers solutions for traffic congestion, transport management,
emergency, and road safety. However, the success of smart mobility lies in the availability of …

Assessing the progress of smart cities in Saudi Arabia

A Aldegheishem - Smart Cities, 2023 - mdpi.com
Information and communication technology is changing the manner in which urban policies
are designed. Saudi Arabia bases its smart initiative on the use of information and …

Digitalization and Smartification of Urban Services to Enhance Urban Resilience in the Post-Pandemic Era: The Case of the Pilgrimage City of Makkah

YA Aina, IR Abubakar, AI Almulhim, UL Dano… - Smart Cities, 2023 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted human socioeconomic activities,
leaving an everlasting impact on urban systems. As a result, there is a growing scholarly …

Saudi Arabia's NEOM project as a testing ground for economically feasible planned cities: case study

N Yusuf, D Abdulmohsen - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The objective of this case study was to examine how the planned city of NEOM in Saudi
Arabia can contribute to the country's economy and sustainability goals. The case study was …

Associated information and communication technologies challenges of smart city development

M Balfaqih, SA Alharbi - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Smart cities development relies on information and communication technologies (ICTs) to
improve all urban aspects, including governance, economy, mobility, and environment. The …

Citizen sensors for smart city planning and traffic management: crowdsourcing geospatial data through smartphones in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

M Aljoufie, A Tiwari - GeoJournal, 2022 - Springer
With more than 84% of the population residing in cities, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is
among the highly urbanized countries in the world. New strategic policies support the …

Developing a Comprehensive Smart City Rating System: Case of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

YI Deeb, FK Alqahtani… - Journal of Urban Planning …, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
Urbanization is one of the biggest challenges in the world today. Sixty-eight percent of the
world's population will reside in cities and urban areas by 2050. Transitioning to a smart city …

Cost-effective optimization of on-grid electric vehicle charging systems with integrated renewable energy and energy storage: an economic and reliability analysis

M Bilal, JO Oladigbolu, A Mujeeb, YA Al-Turki - Journal of Energy Storage, 2024 - Elsevier
As urban areas expand and the demand for sustainable transportation solutions grows,
optimizing infrastructure to support electric vehicles (EVs) becomes increasingly crucial. This …