Synergies and Potential of Industry 4.0 and Automated Vehicles in Smart City Infrastructure

Applied Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(9), P. 3575 - 3575

Published: April 24, 2024

The integration of Industry 4.0 and automated vehicles into the smart cities concept is a topical issue in urbanization technological innovation within cities. As it relatively modern issue, many aspects this field have not yet been explored; as consequence, paper concerned with search for synergies between city infrastructures. There lack contributions that summarize these single article address wide range aspects, including transport, energy, communication, citizen participation. lacks complete clear summary what already known, which would help multiple stakeholders, authors decided to conduct review. elucidates above-stated through in-depth literature review, complemented by specific examples from practice. Of course, also includes description synergy potential impact on inhabitants, environment, and, last but least, overall life. main hypothesis technologies infrastructure will result significant improvements transportation efficiency, resource utilization, urban sustainability. discusses positives negatives such integration, highlighting, one hand, benefits terms reducing environmental improving citizens’ quality life, other highlighting various ethical, legal, social issues integrations may bring. Several methods used article, namely analysis, synthesis, comparison, historical interpretation. final discussion highlights benefits, well challenges, faces must deal if be successful. It can concluded synergistic enormous offers promising solutions enhancing energy management, highlighted that, order reap synergies, wide-ranging collaboration policymakers, industry planners needed.

Language: Английский

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Legal Easements as Enablers of Sustainable Land Use and Infrastructure Development in Smart Cities

Land, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(4), P. 681 - 681

Published: March 23, 2025

The issue of legal easements is a relatively rarely discussed topic among the professional public, and yet, even today, create space for development smart cities. Legal are restrictions on property rights that arise directly from law, which means possible disagreement owner concerned irrelevant. aim this scientific study to provide, based legislation, case articles, sufficient information institution, has its basis in Civil Code. also examines detail their role context sustainable land use infrastructure In study, we test stated hypothesis “Legal easements, as instrument, effectively promote cities by enabling integration renewable energy, eco-mobility green without negatively impacting rights, thus contributing reducing conflicts between private public interest”. We number methods research analyse current situation possibilities application cities, including analysis, comparative method, method synthesis, deduction, historical interpretation. particular, question were used examine, historically describe compare legislation management urban infrastructure. main results include detailed overview status limitations, affect conditions suggest if implemented they can make significant contribution optimising space, regulating access services, protecting natural resources. This tool potential enhance quality life urbanism through adaptive planning space.

Language: Английский

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Digital Transformation as a Driver of Sustainability Performance—A Study from Freight and Logistics Industry

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(10), P. 4310 - 4310

Published: May 20, 2024

Over the past two decades, environmental sustainability has become a key corporate and organisational issue. Today, firms are increasingly turning to existing emerging digital technologies help ensure that they meet medium long-term needs expectations of customers other stakeholders with respect performance. This raises important question which digitisation factors most significantly impact performance, as well mediating factor innovation balance (the ability firm exploration new innovations exploitation innovations). A comprehensive survey instrument was developed refined through expert feedback pilot study, leading data collection from 374 professionals in Freight Logistics industry Saudi Arabia, all whom held senior positions areas such business development, IT, Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) departments. then analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM). The results this analysis showed impacting performance were competence, strategy alignment, adaptability, exploration. These findings contribute current literature by expanding our understanding real-world drivers In practical terms, study will managers improve enhancing resource efficiency, streamlining, supply chain management, improving employee engagement training, fostering culture within organisation.

Language: Английский

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Unlocking the Potential of Sustainable Smart Cities: Barriers and Strategies

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(12), P. 5061 - 5061

Published: June 14, 2024

The development of sustainable smart cities (SSCs) is pivotal for contemporary urban expansion, as highlighted by numerous international frameworks and scholarly studies. This study focused on Saudi Arabia to identify assess the key challenges impeding evolution intelligent environments. By categorizing hierarchically analyzing these impediments, research isolates most significant barriers SSC advancement. A total 18 obstacles were identified, organized into four categories, reviewed using existing literature. Semi-structured interviews conducted with stakeholders engaged in executing initiatives, enriching from a practical perspective. Additionally, survey ranked barriers, revealing that social economic factors pose challenges, followed governance legal, technology, environment. findings this offer critical insights policymakers governments mitigate efforts.

Language: Английский

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Culturally Informed Technology: Assessing Its Importance in the Transition to Smart Sustainable Cities

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(10), P. 4075 - 4075

Published: May 13, 2024

Since the idea of smart city was first introduced, over two decades ago, there has been an increasing focus on sustainability as a core strategic priority. However, relevance, importance and even definition is function cultural context, planners must take account local regional factors in selection adaption digital infrastructures, well management encouragement public acceptance. Achieving this not sequential process, but concurrent one, these are interdependent. This raises question what affect mediate technology, choice, acceptance sustainable cities. paper attempts to address by proposing new model which advances our current, considerable, understanding Technology Acceptance Modelling—using analysis based Structural Equation Modelling. model, called Culturally Informed Model, validated using data from survey residents variety Saudi Arabian The proposed designed around important that can be influenced such literacy, process improvements, cost savings privacy, useful tool for role culture technology. design number reasons, helping development bodies ensure technologies used align with socio-cultural context. It will also help at-scale technology roll out way resource-efficient. Although Model developed Arabia, authors believe it could adapted meet needs countries/cities looking implement strategies matched their own distinct identity.

Language: Английский

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The Role of Strategic Partnerships and Digital Transformation in Enhancing Supply Chain Agility and Performance

Systems, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(11), P. 456 - 456

Published: Oct. 29, 2024

In times of disruption, a company’s ability to manage its supply chain effectively can determine success or failure. This paper explores the extent which strategic partnership development, mediated by digital transformation, enhances effectiveness during such periods. A mixed methods approach was used, involving surveys and interviews with professionals from Saudi Arabian manufacturing sector. The study’s findings reveal that transformation partnerships work synergistically together enhance resilience effectiveness, resulting in improved operational agility adaptability. Four key enablers were identified: inter-business coordination, leadership, technological culture, recruitment management. These insights contribute significantly our understanding how businesses build resilient chains uncertain environments.

Language: Английский

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The Best of Both Worlds: How Financial Growth Can Engender Improved Sustainability for Businesses

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(11), P. 4821 - 4821

Published: June 5, 2024

In recent decades, the increasingly competitive marketplace that has resulted from factors such as globalization and technological innovation made it ever harder for businesses to deliver economic sustainability. At same time, pressure on achieve maintain environmental sustainability also grown significantly. This study examines influence sustainability, relationship of extent which these two ultimately affect financial growth. order this, this analyses results 342 questionnaires completed by managers manufacturing companies within Saudi Arabia’s small medium enterprises (SMEs) sector. analysis, using structural equation modeling, showed inclination, customer centricity, supplier relationships, network maturity, strategic agility all have significant effects shows a impact positively adds current literature demonstrating an explicit association with well positive between The findings contribute showing direct both practical terms, will help SMEs develop business strategies drive performance provide useful insights policymakers institutions looking support Vision 2030 aims encouraging funding mechanisms better performance.

Language: Английский

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