A Study on Smartness and Sustainability of Global Cities: New York and Istanbul

Abstract

Cities are not only places where problems such as migration, unemployment, air pollu-tion, crime, and climate change arise, but also where many problems find solutions. After a literature review on the global city, smart sustainable city, and smart sustainab-le city indicators, this research examined and compared New York and Istanbul based on certain indicators. The study aims to identify the strengths, weaknesses, commona-lities, and differences between cities. The performance of cities can be compared by ranking them according to different indicators. Ranking the cities can also enable them to monitor their development in different areas over the years. However, a rank-based performance comparison alone may limit a deeper view of cities' commonalities, diffe-rences, opportunities, and weaknesses. Therefore, this study examines the areas of development of New York and Istanbul from a smart sustainable city perspective, taking into account eleven different indicators including population, economy, educa-tion, energy, health, security, internet, job opportunities, transportation, water, and waste management.

Keywords

• Global cities
• Smart sustainable cities
• New York
• Istanbul

Küresel Şehirlerin Akıllılığı ve Sürdürülebilirliği Üzerine Bir Araştırma: New York ve İstanbul

Abstract

Şehirler yalnızca göç, işsizlik, hava kirliliği, suç ve iklim değişikliği gibi sorunların ortaya çıktığı yerler değil, aynı zamanda birçok problemin çözüm bulduğu yerlerdir. Bu araştırma, küresel şehir, akıllı sürdürülebilir şehir ve akıllı sürdürülebilir şehir göstergelerine ilişkin bir literatür taramasının ardından New York ve İstanbul'u belirli göstergelere dayalı olarak incelemiş ve karşılaştırmıştır. Çalışmanın amacı şehirlerin güçlü, zayıf yanlarını, ortak yönlerini ve farklılıklarını tespit etmektir. Şehirlerin per-formansı, farklı göstergelere göre sıralanarak karşılaştırılabilir. Şehirlerin sıralanması, yıllar içinde farklı alanlardaki gelişimlerinin de izlenmesini sağlayabilir. Ancak, yal-nızca sıralamaya dayalı bir performans karşılaştırması, şehirlerin ortak yanlarını, fark-lılıklarını, fırsatlarını ve zayıflıklarını daha derinlemesine görmeyi sınırlandırabilir. Bu nedenle, bu çalışma -nüfus, ekonomi, eğitim, enerji, sağlık, güvenlik, internet, iş imkânları, ulaşım, su ve atık yönetimini içeren- on bir farklı göstergeyi dikkate alarak New York ve İstanbul’un akıllı sürdürülebilir şehir perspektifinden geliştirilebilir alanlarını ortaya koymaktadır.

Keywords

• Küresel şehirler
• Akıllı sürdürülebilir şehirler
• New York
• İstanbul

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