Transformation of urban life: The concept of Smart Cities

Serra Utkum Ikiz
Serra Utkum Ikiz is a city planner, writer, and researcher who previously served as Managing Editor at Parametric Architecture. Her work explores cities through urbanism, politics,...

In the 21st century, technology almost affecting every moment of human life. Information and communication technologies are rapidly changing and transforming the citizens’ urban life, culture, and habits.

Today, cities are lively, active, productive, and innovative, but, at the same time, cities face many problems, such as high density, traffic, waste, water and air pollution, unplanned urbanization, etc. Public and local administrations have focused on finding solutions to these problems and developing new strategies.

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Serra Utkum Ikiz is a city planner, writer, and researcher who previously served as Managing Editor at Parametric Architecture. Her work explores cities through urbanism, politics, everyday sociology, and emerging design trends, combining critical research with architectural and urban storytelling.
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