An evaluative model for assessing pandemic resilience at the neighborhood level: The case of Tehran DOI Open Access
Azadeh Lak, Pantea Hakimian, Ayyoob Sharifi

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Sustainable Cities and Society, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 75, P. 103410 - 103410

Published: Sept. 28, 2021

Language: Английский

The Metaverse as a Virtual Form of Smart Cities: Opportunities and Challenges for Environmental, Economic, and Social Sustainability in Urban Futures DOI Creative Commons
Zaheer Allam, Ayyoob Sharifi, Simon Elias Bibri

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Smart Cities, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 5(3), P. 771 - 801

Published: July 8, 2022

Data infrastructures, economic processes, and governance models of digital platforms are increasingly pervading urban sectors spheres life. This phenomenon is known as platformization, which has in turn given rise to the phenomena platform society, where have permeated core societies. A recent manifestation platformization Metaverse, a global project launched by Meta (formerly Facebook) globally operating company. The Metaverse represents an idea hypothetical “parallel virtual world” that incarnate ways living working cities alternative smart future. Indeed, with emerging innovative technologies—such Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, IoT, Digital Twins—providing rich datasets advanced computational understandings human behavior, potential redefine city designing activities service provisioning towards increasing efficiencies, accountabilities, quality performance. However, there still remain ethical, human, social, cultural concerns Metaverse’s influence upon social interactions its prospective scope reconstructing paper undertakes upper-level literature review area from broader perspective. Further, it maps products services explores their contributions respect incarnation, particular focus on environmental, economic, goals sustainability. study may help policy makers better understand opportunities implications tech-mediated practices applied agendas, well assess positives negatives this techno-urban vision. also offers thoughts regarding argument disruptive substantive effects forms reality platformized society. will hopefully stimulate research further critical perspectives topic.

Language: Английский

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457

A review of urban resilience literature DOI
Gülçin Büyüközkan, Öykü Ilıcak, Orhan Feyzıog̃lu

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Sustainable Cities and Society, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 77, P. 103579 - 103579

Published: Nov. 27, 2021

Language: Английский

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137

Smart cities and sustainable development goals (SDGs): A systematic literature review of co-benefits and trade-offs DOI Creative Commons
Ayyoob Sharifi, Zaheer Allam, Simon Elias Bibri

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Cities, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 146, P. 104659 - 104659

Published: Dec. 19, 2023

Despite the wealth of research on smart cities, there is a lack studies examining interlinkages between cities and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In other words, limited how implementing city solutions can lead to co-benefits and/or trade-offs for achieving SDGs. This systematic literature review was conducted fill this gap. Results show that responsible development/implementation technologies could contribute progress toward The mainly focused SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities Communities), 12 (Responsible Consumption Production), 7 (Affordable Clean Energy), 6 (Clean Water Sanitation). More work SDGs needed. There bias reporting benefits cities. These include accelerating economic growth, improving efficiency, strengthening innovation, raising citizen awareness. indicate catalyze transition sustainable development address climate change challenges. However, requires addressing related issues such as privacy cyber security, costs infrastructure upgrading, rebound effects associated with efficiency improvements, biased decision-making, reproduction social biases, digital divide skills, misuse AI, legal setup. elaborates these offers minimize them. COVID-19 pandemic has increased attention interactions SDGs, particularly those health action. it also cemented many new unethical practices. highlights governance/policy challenges should be addressed ensure better It concludes multi-scale transparent governance mechanisms regulatory frameworks are crucial ensuring support resilient

Language: Английский

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124

A systematic review of the health co-benefits of urban climate change adaptation DOI
Ayyoob Sharifi, Minal Pathak, Chaitali Joshi

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Sustainable Cities and Society, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 74, P. 103190 - 103190

Published: July 20, 2021

Language: Английский

Citations

113

Environmentally sustainable smart cities and their converging AI, IoT, and big data technologies and solutions: an integrated approach to an extensive literature review DOI Creative Commons
Simon Elias Bibri, Alexandre Alahi, Ayyoob Sharifi

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Energy Informatics, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 6(1)

Published: April 5, 2023

There have recently been intensive efforts aimed at addressing the challenges of environmental degradation and climate change through applied innovative solutions AI, IoT, Big Data. Given synergistic potential these advanced technologies, their convergence is being embraced leveraged by smart cities in an attempt to make progress toward reaching targets sustainable development goals under what has termed "environmentally cities." This new paradigm urbanism represents a significant research gap itself. To fill this gap, study explores key trends driving factors environmentally maps thematic evolution. Further, it examines fragmentation, amalgamation, transition underlying models as well converging Data technologies solutions. It employs combines bibliometric analysis evidence synthesis methods. A total 2,574 documents were collected from Web Science database compartmentalized into three sub-periods: 1991-2015, 2016-2019, 2020-2021. The results show that are rapidly growing trend markedly escalated during second third periods-due acceleration digitalization decarbonization agendas-thanks COVID-19 rapid advancement data-driven technologies. also reveals that, while overall priority topics dynamic over time-some AI techniques sustainability areas received more attention than others. synthesized indicates increasing criticism fragmentation cities, widespread diffusion SDGs agenda, dominance ICT significantly impacted materialization thereby influencing landscape dynamics cities. suggests provides approaches tackling sustainability. However, involve costs pose ethical risks regulatory conundrums. findings can inform scholars practitioners emerging technology assist policymakers designing implementing responsive policies.

Language: Английский

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112

Smart City and Crisis Management: Lessons for the COVID-19 Pandemic DOI Open Access
Mahnoosh Hassankhani, Mehdi Alidadi, Ayyoob Sharifi

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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 18(15), P. 7736 - 7736

Published: July 21, 2021

COVID-19 shocked cities around the world and revealed vulnerability of urban lives functions. Most experienced a catastrophic disturbance that has lasted for long time. Planning plays critical role in responding efficiently to this crisis enabling rapid functional recovery post-disaster era. Cities have implemented digitalization initiatives programs are likely more capacity react appropriately. Specifically, digitalized could ensure well-being their residents maintain continuity This research aims analyze technology management last two decades provide appropriate policy recommendations dealing with pandemic. Systematic literature review subjective content analysis employed investigate effects on community making resilient past crises. study shows different technology-driven policies actions enable management, enhance well-being, increase resilience. Technology enhanced coping capacities by increasing participation social connectedness, enhancing physical mental health maintaining functionality education economic systems. These been achieved through various solutions technologies such as media, telehealth, tracking monitoring systems, sensors locational applications, teleworking etc. also used during pandemic sustain However, deployment might adverse exclusion, digital divide, privacy confidentiality violation, political bias misinformation dissemination, inefficient remote working education. It is suggested mitigate these side effects, policymakers should liberate process digitalization, accessibility services, literacy.

Language: Английский

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107

Progress and prospects in planning: A bibliometric review of literature in Urban Studies and Regional and Urban Planning, 1956–2022 DOI
Ayyoob Sharifi, Amir Reza Khavarian-Garmsir, Zaheer Allam

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Progress in Planning, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 173, P. 100740 - 100740

Published: Jan. 20, 2023

Language: Английский

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90

Towards building resilient cities to pandemics: A review of COVID-19 literature DOI
Melika Amirzadeh, Saeideh Sobhaninia, Stephen Buckman

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Sustainable Cities and Society, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 89, P. 104326 - 104326

Published: Nov. 28, 2022

Language: Английский

Citations

77

Community resilience to pandemics: An assessment framework developed based on the review of COVID-19 literature DOI
Mahdi Suleimany,

Safoora Mokhtarzadeh,

Ayyoob Sharifi

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International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 80, P. 103248 - 103248

Published: Aug. 14, 2022

Language: Английский

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76

Effects of the built environment and human factors on the spread of COVID-19: A systematic literature review DOI
Mehdi Alidadi, Ayyoob Sharifi

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 850, P. 158056 - 158056

Published: Aug. 17, 2022

Language: Английский

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70