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An approach to define smart sustainable urbanism locally through expert’s perspective
Fay Al Khalifa1*
1Ph.D, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture and Interior Design, University of Bahrain, Sakheer, Bahrain
*Corresponding Author
31 March 2021. pp. 14-26
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Abstract

The attainment of smart urbanism and sustainable urbanism are amongst the most prevalent topics in international urban research. Different communities are likely to promote slightly, or even significantly, varying understandings of smart sustainable urbanism, depending on their local circumstances and the value judgment of the community. Using a quantitative methodology, this study employs surveys to examine the definition of smart sustainable urbanism in Bahrain through the perspective of specialists in the built environment. Indicators listed under the ISO 37120:2018 and ISO 37122:2019 standards were evaluated. The results indicate that sustainable urbanism and smart urbanism are of equal importance to the perspective of specialists in Bahrain. Wastewater, water and population and social conditions were the top-rated themes in both standards. Sports and culture, economy and recreation were the least rated themes. The findings revealed a linear relationship between the themes as identified by the specialists and Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. The study presented an arranged performance assessment indicators list to report on smart sustainable urbanism in Bahrain. The study further offers a novel methodology that is suitable for adoption elsewhere in the world, in countries that aim to define or redefine smart sustainable urbanism locally to achieve smart sustainable development targets.

Keywords
smart sustainable urbanism
quality of life
smart cities
performance assessment
indicators
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  • Publisher :Sustainable Building Research Center (ERC) Innovative Durable Building and Infrastructure Research Center
  • Publisher(Ko) :건설구조물 내구성혁신 연구센터
  • Journal Title :International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development
  • Volume : 12
  • No :1
  • Pages :14-26
  • Received Date : 2020-10-07
  • Accepted Date : 2021-03-29
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.22712/susb.20210003
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