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Designing a sustainable framework for inclusive smart city: Harnessing findings and lessons from a study of selected local governments in Kedah Malaysia

The smart city concept originates from the search for building an equilibrium approach to sustainable development that aims to synergize environmental dimensions with economic and social changes. It is estimated that by 2050 more than two thirds of the world population will live in cities. However,...

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Main Authors: Mohamed, Ahmad Martadha, Abdul Manaf, Halimah
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spelling my.uum.repo.286882022-04-28T09:42:42Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/28688/ Designing a sustainable framework for inclusive smart city: Harnessing findings and lessons from a study of selected local governments in Kedah Malaysia Mohamed, Ahmad Martadha Abdul Manaf, Halimah HB Economic Theory The smart city concept originates from the search for building an equilibrium approach to sustainable development that aims to synergize environmental dimensions with economic and social changes. It is estimated that by 2050 more than two thirds of the world population will live in cities. However, the world has witnessed that rapid urbanization can lead to greater urban poverty, massive deforestation, profound social instability, water crises, and devastating spread of diseases. These risks have further exacerbated as more people have migrated from rural areas to cities. How effective these risks can be addressed will largely depend on how well the cities are governed. As such, the smart city concept is an innovative way to try to mitigate those risks. By creating a balance that links economics, social, and environmental dimensions, it is hopeful that rapid urbanization will now be driven by creating a sustainable quality of life for citizens that empower them to collaborate with the city councils to develop the city. The planned urbanization will now incorporate residents’ quality of life, social inclusion, and economic opportunities while reducing the impact of environmental degradation. Therefore, an urban development model that is more social and environmentally friendly is important to ensure that our cities are both efficient and resilient. Building upon this foundation, this paper aims to examine to what extent local governments in Kedah are ready to design a smart cityconcept that focuses on citizen needs, embracing citizen-centric design, and promote engagement of citizens and communities. Using qualitative approach that focuses on interviews with local administrators, the study hopes to unearth current urban development model and whether this development takes into consideration the important of inclusive smart city as part of the government initiative to pursue a sustainable quality of life for the city residents in Kedah. The findings of this study reveal four important themes: inclusivity, governance, implementation, and challenges. Smart city concept is a viable solution to solve the dilemmas of urbanization. However, transformation to smart city requires the design of a more inclusive and accessible features to advance and promote engagement of all citizens. Keyword Smart City Concept, Inclusivity, Sustainable quality of life, Local Governments, Kedah. Khon Kaen University 2020 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/28688/1/Designing%20a%20Sustainable%20Framework%20for%20Inclusive%20Smart.pdf Mohamed, Ahmad Martadha and Abdul Manaf, Halimah (2020) Designing a sustainable framework for inclusive smart city: Harnessing findings and lessons from a study of selected local governments in Kedah Malaysia. https://home.kku.ac.th/arpap/index.php/arpap, 5 (1). pp. 80-90. ISSN 25396080 https://home.kku.ac.th/arpap/index.php/arpap
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Mohamed, Ahmad Martadha
Abdul Manaf, Halimah
Designing a sustainable framework for inclusive smart city: Harnessing findings and lessons from a study of selected local governments in Kedah Malaysia
description The smart city concept originates from the search for building an equilibrium approach to sustainable development that aims to synergize environmental dimensions with economic and social changes. It is estimated that by 2050 more than two thirds of the world population will live in cities. However, the world has witnessed that rapid urbanization can lead to greater urban poverty, massive deforestation, profound social instability, water crises, and devastating spread of diseases. These risks have further exacerbated as more people have migrated from rural areas to cities. How effective these risks can be addressed will largely depend on how well the cities are governed. As such, the smart city concept is an innovative way to try to mitigate those risks. By creating a balance that links economics, social, and environmental dimensions, it is hopeful that rapid urbanization will now be driven by creating a sustainable quality of life for citizens that empower them to collaborate with the city councils to develop the city. The planned urbanization will now incorporate residents’ quality of life, social inclusion, and economic opportunities while reducing the impact of environmental degradation. Therefore, an urban development model that is more social and environmentally friendly is important to ensure that our cities are both efficient and resilient. Building upon this foundation, this paper aims to examine to what extent local governments in Kedah are ready to design a smart cityconcept that focuses on citizen needs, embracing citizen-centric design, and promote engagement of citizens and communities. Using qualitative approach that focuses on interviews with local administrators, the study hopes to unearth current urban development model and whether this development takes into consideration the important of inclusive smart city as part of the government initiative to pursue a sustainable quality of life for the city residents in Kedah. The findings of this study reveal four important themes: inclusivity, governance, implementation, and challenges. Smart city concept is a viable solution to solve the dilemmas of urbanization. However, transformation to smart city requires the design of a more inclusive and accessible features to advance and promote engagement of all citizens. Keyword Smart City Concept, Inclusivity, Sustainable quality of life, Local Governments, Kedah.
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title Designing a sustainable framework for inclusive smart city: Harnessing findings and lessons from a study of selected local governments in Kedah Malaysia
title_short Designing a sustainable framework for inclusive smart city: Harnessing findings and lessons from a study of selected local governments in Kedah Malaysia
title_full Designing a sustainable framework for inclusive smart city: Harnessing findings and lessons from a study of selected local governments in Kedah Malaysia
title_fullStr Designing a sustainable framework for inclusive smart city: Harnessing findings and lessons from a study of selected local governments in Kedah Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Designing a sustainable framework for inclusive smart city: Harnessing findings and lessons from a study of selected local governments in Kedah Malaysia
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