| Keywords [eng] |
Smart cities, deep technologies, Internet of Things (IoT), sustainability, urban planning, cybersecurity, data privacy, renewable energy. |
| Abstract [eng] |
The 21st century has witnessed an extremely speedy urbanization and thus has posed challenges that require innovative solutions in modern-day cities. And this research thesis aims at probing into the transformative role of deep technologies such as IoT, AI, and blockchain at the heart of the emerging sustainable, efficient, and resilient smart cities of the future. Through a mixed-method approach, the research examines the various potential that these technologies have of enhancing urban systems in terms of innovations in energy management, mobility, and data-driven governance while also addressing the challenges inherent in those technologies. The quantitative survey evidence and qualitative interview insights reveal an emphatic association between deep technology integration and the improvement of certain urban sustainability indicators, such as resource efficiency, safety, and environmental impact. It highlights that IoT systems, when treated with real-time data analytics, AI for undertaking predictive urban planning, and blockchain in undertaking secure and transparent digital interactions, hold promise. Yet, there still exist significant barriers to their rollout, such as cybersecurity vulnerabilities, incompatibilities in infrastructure, and popular apprehensions regarding data privacy and ethics. The thesis highlights the necessity of engaging policy makers with technologists and community stakeholders to overcome the barriers. Among the numerous recommendations put forth-as examples, protocol standardization for information technology integration, funding robust cybersecurity infrastructures, and broadening inclusiveness in public engagement for trust and equity in smart city initiatives. The study proposes more futuristic avenues of research into advanced cybersecurity systems, ethical data governance frameworks, and up-scaling renewable energy integration solutions into the urban grid. This research thus contributes to the ever-increasing body of knowledge about smart cities, presenting a kind of roadmap for using deep technologies to make cities intelligent and efficient while being equitable and sustainable. |
