Safe City

Safe City

Evaluating the Livability Indicators of Smart Cities in the Post-Corona (Case Study of District 12 of Tehran Municipality)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Farshad Noorian 1
Mona Fallah 2
1 Associate Professor, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, Iran
2 M.Sc. Student of Urban Planning, College of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, Iran
10.22034/ispdrc.2023.1988226.1019
Abstract
In the last century, rapid advances in information and communication technology, i.e. smart cities, have
reduced the quality of life in environmental and socio-economic dimensions, i.e. the livability of cities
globally. The corona pandemic or the "Covid-19 phenomenon" shows the vulnerability of cities in their
current conditions. From the point of view of the objective, the current research is applied and in terms of
research method, it has a descriptive-analytical nature. In this research, it was discussed, four dimensions
(biological, social, economic and managerial) and nineteen indicators (natural potentials, the amount of
public green space, flexibility, vitality and exhilaration of the urban space, economic productivity,
diversity of use and economic activities, infrastructure and information technology, safe and sustainable
transportation system, etc.) The viability of smart cities and the prioritization of their role in reducing
harmful effects in the post-corona era were discussed using the AHP method. The results of the research
show that in order of environmental, managerial, economic and social dimensions were important, and in
the environmental dimension, the health index of the individual and the environment with 0.299, in the
social dimension, the safety and security index with 0.445, in the economic dimension, the economic
productivity index with 0.484, and in the management dimension, the supply index Information
technology and infrastructure with 0.286, has the highest score and influence. At the end, the findings
were presented in two parts, the amassment of goals and policies for creating a smart livable city in postcoronavirus and effective solutions to control the consequences of post-coronavirus in livable smart cities. 
Keywords
Urban Livability
Smart City
Post-Corona
District 12 of Tehran Municipality
Subjects
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