Sustainable Smart Transportation System: Through the Lens of a Smart City in an Emerging Country

Authors

Santha Vaithilingam, Institute for Global Strategy and Competitiveness and Sunway University Business School, Sunway University, Selangor Darul Ehsan, MalaysiaFollow
Pei-Lee Teh, School of Business, Monash University Malaysia, Selangor Darul Ehsan, MalaysiaFollow
Pervaiz K. Ahmed, Institute for Global Strategy and Competitiveness and Sunway University Business School, Sunway University, Selangor Darul Ehsan, MalaysiaFollow
Sui-Jon Ho, Institute for Global Strategy and Competitiveness and Sunway University Business School, Sunway University, Selangor Darul Ehsan, MalaysiaFollow
Mahendhiran S. Nair, Institute for Global Strategy and Competitiveness and Sunway University Business School, Sunway University, Selangor Darul Ehsan, MalaysiaFollow
Chee Pin Tan, School of Engineering, Monash University Malaysia, Selangor Darul Ehsan, MalaysiaFollow

Abstract

Environmental and social sustainability continue to challenge urban development agendas, especially in emerging markets. Past literature on the topic of smart, sustainable cities has focused relatively less on developing countries – however, during the transient phase, such economies undergo several stages of development which this paper endeavors to investigate. The goal is to define key dimensions essential for evolving existing urban sites into a sustainable ecosystem. In this context, this study puts forward a framework consisting of five pillars: Scalability, Connection, Availability, Productivity, and Environment (SCAPE) to guide the implementation of sustainable cities in developing and tropical countries.

Recommended Citation

Vaithilingam, Santha; Teh, Pei-Lee; Ahmed, Pervaiz K.; Ho, Sui-Jon; Nair, Mahendhiran S.; and Tan, Chee Pin, "Sustainable Smart Transportation System: Through the Lens of a Smart City in an Emerging Country" (2021). ICEB 2021 Proceedings (Nanjing, China). 25.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/iceb2021/25