Leveraging geospatial data in smart sustainable cities – systematic literature review
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2023
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Information and Service Management (ISM)
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en
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63
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Geospatial data plays a crucial role in understanding and addressing the various challenges and opportunities faced by cities today as they strive to improve their infrastructure and achieve better environmental, economic, and social conditions. However, the current empirical research in this subject area is limited and multi-disciplinary, which highlights the need for a more comprehensive understanding of the phenomenon. This thesis aims to explore the role of geospatial data in the development of smart sustainable cities (SSC) and its contribution to sustainability. To do this, a systematic literature review (SLR) was conducted to examine the current understanding of this topic. The economic, environmental, and social and cultural dimensions, as well as their Key Performance Indicators defined by ITU, UNECE, and UN-Habitat, were used as a theoretical framework to analyze and discuss the sustainability contribution of geospatial data in SSC. Based on the findings of the SLR and semi-structured interviews, a conceptual framework was constructed to provide a theoretical structure for understanding the literature and delivering insight on its gaps, opportunities, and relationships. In addition, this thesis makes contributions by conducting the SLR in a transparent and reproducible manner, enabling other practitioners to follow the same approach. It also provides several suggestions for future research.Description
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Ghanbari, HadiKeywords
geospatial data, systematic literature review, smart sustainable city, sustainable development, GIS