MONITORING SOME SMART CITY GEOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MEDINA IN SAUDI ARABIA

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MONITORING SOME SMART CITY GEOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MEDINA IN SAUDI ARABIA

Journal Title: Revue Roumaine de Géographie/Romanian Journal of Geography - Year 2016, Vol 60, Issue 2

Abstract

“Smart City” has grown as an important field of study, that relates especially to the future sustainable development of cities. There was a large number of attempts to formulate a more comprehensive and accurate concept to the smart city during the past years, focusing on the development of both place and people. Nevertheless, studies still lack in similar topics on Medina city. This paper aims mainly at exposing and analyzing some smart city geographical characteristics of Medina (a famous city in Saudi Arabia) with its important reputation of religious tourism in the Middle East and the Islamic world as a whole. It begins with the standpoint of reviewing some definitions of “Smart City” and its main axes to assess some of its geographical properties measurable or observable. Then, it demonstrates elements that ait as defects to the city development towards smartness. With the increasing role of the Geographical Information System (GIS), as an inelegant tool, helps in surveying, understanding, managing and monitoring complicated geospatial issues related to the smart cities’ main aspects. The study applied ARC GIS 10.3 software, and depending on the data collected from official authorities and field-work led to the perception of some negative aspects that should be rehabilitated.

Authors and Affiliations

HANY SAMY ABU EL ELA

Keywords

smart city; Medina; GIS; quality of life

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