Spatial analysis of urban smart city indicators )Case study: Zahedan city(

Subject Areas : Urban Futurology

MALIHE  ZAKERIAN ¹ (Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Meybod Branch, Islamic Azad University, Meybod, Iran)
abdolsalam  sepahian ² (Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan, Iran)
Zahra  sarabandi ³ (Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan, Iran)
Sima  Firouzi Rad ⁴ (Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan, Iran)

Received: 2021-12-19 Accepted : 2022-01-12 Published : 2021-11-22

Keywords: environment, Spatial analysis, Governance, Zahedan City, Smart city,

Abstract :

The smart cityis an innovative city with sustainable economicdevelopment, quality life and equipped withmodern infrastructure in whichservice, economic, social and governance processes will be carried out accurately, quickly and easily. The purpose of this study is spatial analysis of urban smart city indicators in Zahedan. According to the objectives of the research, the type ofresearch is applied and the research method is descriptive-analytical.The method of data collection and information is documentary and survey.Since the spatial analysis of smart city indicators is also a multi-criteria decision-making problem, therefore, in the present study, the Vikor multi-criteria decision-making model as well as the pairwise weighting with the hierarchical analysis model Fuzzy (FAHP) has taken place.The results of one-sample t-test showed that the indicators of smart city in Zahedan are all below the desired average (3)and are in an unfavorable situation. Smart Dynamics Index with an average of 2.832, Smart People Index with an average of2.809, Smart Life Index with an average of2.755, Intelligent Environment Index with an average of2.769 and Smart Governance Index with an average of 2.887are all in an unfavorable situation.The results of Vickor model also show that region1 with a weight value of 0.087 is in the first priority. In other words, this region is in the best condition in terms of smart city indicators.Zone 2 with a weight of 0.165 is in the second priority, Zone5with a weight of0.324 is in the third priority, Zone with a weight of 0.787 is in the fourth priority and Zone 4 with a weight of 0.857 is in the last priority.The results show that the areas of Zahedan city are in an unbalanced situation in terms of smart city indicators and in thi regard, the five areas of the city are very different from each other.Keywords: Spatial Analysis, Smart City, Zahedan City.