Future research of the effects of smart urban growth in creating low-carbon cities (with an approach to Iranian cities)
mahtab amraei
1
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: PhD student, geography and urban planning, geography, social sciences, Zanjan University, Zanjan, Iran
)
behnam Shirzadi
2
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PhD student, geography and urban planning, geography, social sciences, Zanjan University, Zanjan, Iran
)
Mohammadtaghi Heydari
3
(
هئیت علمی دانشگاه زنجان
)
Keywords: Smart city, low carbon city, Iranian cities.,
Abstract :
in this research, an attempt was made to investigate the main hypothesis of the research, i.e. the effects of smart urban growth in creating low-carbon cities in Iranian cities. The current research uses a combination of two library techniques and the Delphi method and has an exploratory approach. Key indicators were obtained through the Delphi method and through 30 experts in the field of urban planning. The analysis of the findings was done by Mic Mac software. The theoretical findings of the research show that Iranian cities need energy efficiency and renewable energies, sustainable transportation, waste management, water management, etc. in order to achieve low carbon cities through smart cities in the future. 75.17 percent of the matrix relationship has three cross effects, the relationships of the key factors have been very high, they have had influence and influence. The matrix of direct effects and the matrix of potential direct effects were 98 and 97%, respectively, which indicates the high validity of the questionnaire. The analysis of the system showed that in the cross matrix, the sum of the numbers in the row shows the influence of that factor and the sum of the numbers in the column also shows the influence of that factor. Regarding the placement and distribution of indicators on the graph page, it should be said that according to the regionalization of the variables, they are mostly scattered in the northeast and northwest, and this shows that the distribution is not normal.
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