TECHNOLOGY FOR SMART CITIES: THE PILLARS OF URBAN PLANNING OF THE FUTURE

 The technical definition of a smart city - an urban area in which technology and 
sensors are used to collect data for resource management - may not sound all that exciting to the 
average citizen. While the ―nuts and bolts‖ technology behind smart cities, such as artificial 
intelligence and the Internet of Things, is becoming better understood, what many people may not 
realize is just how big an impact combined smart city technology could have on the ways we live 
and work in the coming years.