A Review on the effects of IoT and Smart Cities Technologies on Urbanism

Internet of Things (IoT) as a new phenomenon is changing other fundamental definitions such as smart cities and urbanism. Based on IoT technology, new smart cities can have more opportunities to provide effective facilities and services for citizens. Urbanism as a multidisciplinary study, which includes urban design, urban planning and management and etc., has always tried to enhance the quality of life in urban environments. The concept of urbanism under the influence of technology is changing efficiently. Combining these 3 concepts can help to design new urban environments that are smart and comfortable for different people categories and also provide trade-off for cross-section categories. This paper surveys challenges from urbanism perspective as the results of integrating these definitions. Different aspects that IoT based Smart cities can interact with urbanism have been investigated. In addition, future directions and issues will be evaluated to determine different aspects of the mixture. Different concepts and challenges that urban designer should consider to provide an appropriate infrastructure for the mixture will be explained as well.