Infrastructure Systems and Management in Smart Cities | SpringerLink

Infrastructure Systems and Management in Smart Cities | SpringerLink
Nearly half of the world’s population currently lives in cities, which has prompted serious concerns around scarcity of resources, deteriorating infrastructure and decline in living quality. To mitigate such concerns, an urgent global demand has risen to make cities “smart” through incorporating innovative information and communication technologies (ICTs) and capable smart solutions into city infrastructure developments. However, recent projects have shown that Egyptian smart city infrastructure developments are recurrently beset by critical challenges mainly attributed to Egyptian construction practitioners’ lack of awareness of smart implementation protocols and “know-how”. To contribute towards more successful Egyptian smart city infrastructure development projects, the aim of this paper is to enrich the existing body of knowledge on the applications, feasibility and benefits of ICTs integration into smart city infrastructure. It is apparent that this integration improves economic performance, safety, mobility and environmental sustainability for the benefit of all citizens and contributes towards more efficient infrastructure management.