Smart Cities: Using GIS Technology in Urban Infrastructure Development at Migration Areas

Abstract

Technology played a vital role in urban planning and urban infrastructure development. The Geographic Information System (GIS) can help in creating smart cities by analyzing the required issues and present them for local communities. It can improve utilization of existing infrastructure capacity thus improving quality of life, it can also provide a guidance about mobility and the best use for available services. Smart cities promise that with increasing connectedness, services and quality of life can be improved. The intent of smart cities is to make urbanization more inclusive, bringing together public and private sectors, connecting urban centers with periphery, delivering services for all users alike, and integrating the migrants and poor into their community. This research aim at highlighting the advantages of using GIS technology in urban infrastructure development at Migration Areas in Amman the capital of Jordan that welcomes waves of immigration during the last decades which affect its infrastructure, basic services, and socio-economic situation. It focuses on one of the neighborhood and discover the challenges and opportunities based on the infrastructure development analyses using the GIS. The findings of this research confirm the essential need for smart cities with more inclusive plan to help in decreasing the vulnerability of both refugees and host communities thus enhance the social sustainability.

Keywords

• Smart Cities
• Urban Infrastructure
• GIS
• Migration Areas
• Amman

References

1. Zalloom, B. (2022). Smart cities: Using GIS technology in urban ınfrastructure development at migration areas. The Eurasia Proceedings of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (EPSTEM), 18, 64-71.