Measuring the spatial dimension of a Smart City: a new tool for measuring and evaluating a Smart City’s urban form
Author
Gorgol, Natalia K.
Published in
Technical Transactions
Numbering
Vol. 120, iss. 1
Release date
2023
Place of publication
Warsaw
Publisher
Sciendo
Magazine section
Architecture and Urban Planning
Language
English
eISSN
2353-737X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.37705/TechTrans/e2023019
Keywords
smart city, urban form, sustainable Smart City, spatial dimension of a smart city
Abstract
This study discusses the link between the idea of the Smart City and urban form. The paper aims to fill a research gap in terms of the physical structure of a Smart City by investigating how its spatial dimension can be evaluated and measured. The methodology used is based on a comparative and interpretive analysis of logical argumentation based on analysis and synthesis. The main aim of this research was to develop a method to evaluate the spatial dimension of a smart city. In order to achieve this, a four-step process was formulated: Step 1. Extracting elements of urban form and the Smart City as a concept. Step 2. Examining the possible correlations between each component of a Smart City and urban form elements. Step 3. Creating a Smart City urban form evaluation tool. Step 4. Testing the tool on existing smart cities: the Songdo IBD in South Korea, and Aspern Seestadt in Vienna, Austria. The final outcome is a proposed tool for measuring and evaluating urban form which may be applied to future smart city projects.
