Paving the way to smart sustainable cities: transformation models and challenges

Maysoun  Ibrahim; Ali  El-Zaart; Carl Jeffrey Adams

doi:10.4301/S1807-17752015000300004

Paving the way to smart sustainable cities: transformation models and challenges

Maysoun Ibrahim, Ali El-Zaart, Carl Jeffrey Adams

Beirut Arab University

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Abstract

Rapid urbanization and globalization make the move toward Smart Sustainable Cities (SSC) a must. Achieving successful transformation towards SSCs constitutes a significant challenge for policy makers. One area that is not well covered in the literature is the application of SSCs in specific regions, such as the Arab region. This paper draws upon examples of SSCs initiatives and existing SSC transformation frameworks to more fully articulate the challenges of achieving successful SSC projects across the Arab region. One of the interesting emergent themes is the emergence of two main approaches to SSCs transformation, Brownfield and Greenfield approaches.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	559-576
Journal	Journal of Information Systems and Technology Management
Volume	12
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4301/S1807-17752015000300004
Publication status	Published - Nov 2015

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Smart Sustainable City, transformation framework, Arab region, challenges, development.

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