Understanding the Transformation of Cities into Smart Cities: A Sustainable Urban Environment Perspective

As we are aware of current demographic conditions, the urban sprawl, and promoting compact city growth, high-density planning towards achieving sustainability. For uplifting the existing status of today’s city environment technology has played and played a major role. As cities become ‘engines of growth’ with their share in the global economy and wealth their size, growth rate, and distribution of the population matter a lot in urban reforms. It is important to ensure that cities are modified to achieve maximum efficiency and sustainability while enhancing the quality of life in the city. Transforming normal cities to smart cities by exploring the use of ever-improving technology to its extent, will be a stepping stone. The use of Radio-frequency identification (RIFD), Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), Artificial intelligence (AI), Augmented reality (AR), Internet of Things (IoT) are being implemented in many different models to achieve smart city objectives. It does seem the involvement of IT professionals only, but architects, urban planners, and designers are the ones, to carefully plan the implementation of these technology and develop the technology roadmap (TRM) of a smart city. As urbanization continues to accelerate globally, the integration of smart technologies offers opportunities to enhance efficiency, resilience, and the overall quality of life in urban environments. This paper delves into the key components of smart cities, their impact on sustainability, and the challenges and opportunities associated with their implementation in public places. This research paper aims to study the role of technology in the improvisation of public places in smart cities, concerning Environmental Variables & Sustainable Environment and some real-time context-aware scenarios. This research paper explores the multifaceted transformation of cities into smart cities, primarily focusing on fostering sustainability. This study will be useful to the architectural fraternity to think about infusing the technology at the initial concept stage of planning that will add to the well-being of society at large