Making Smart Cities Smarter

Abstract

Smart cities aim to efficiently address the challenges posed by urbanization, energy consumption, environmental sustainability, and improvement of living standards. The emergence of this notion may be attributed to many economic, social, and political issues encountered by post-industrial civilizations in the contemporary era. The primary emphasis is on addressing urban challenges, including concerns related to environmental pollution, population expansion, healthcare, financial instability, and the limited availability of resources. The use of artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-based techniques has helped improve predictive, planning, and uncertainty analysis models in the context of smart cities owing to the progress made in technology. The objective of this study was to investigate the role of AI and AI-based techniques in the advancement of smart cities. It provides a comprehensive examination of the smart city concept, the many uses of these technologies, the challenges encountered, and potential future approaches to address these issues.