An analysis of the realizability of smart cities in Tabriz metropolis

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1 PhD student in Geography and Urban Planning, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran

3 Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran

Abstract

The rapid and often uncontrolled urban growth in recent decades has confronted the metropolis of Tabriz with multiple challenges, such as the scattered expansion of urban spaces, increasing socio-spatial inequalities, high traffic density, environmental pollution, and a decline in citizens’ quality of life. The aim of this study is to analyze the feasibility of the ten districts of Tabriz metropolis in achieving a smart city, using indicators of smart urban growth. Accordingly, the indicators and criteria of a smart city and the factors influencing it were first collected. Then, to analyze the collected data and rank the districts of Tabriz in terms of smart urban growth indicators, a combined method of CVR and ANP was employed. Afterwards, by assessing and evaluating the technological potentials and infrastructures of the ten districts of Tabriz metropolis, the impact of each indicator on the districts was determined, and through analyzing their intrinsic capabilities, the significance coefficients of these indicators in each district were identified. The results indicate that Districts 2 and 9, with scores of 6.17 and 5.94, respectively, possess the highest level of smartness among the districts of Tabriz, followed by Districts 8 and 5. District 7, with a score of 4.61, has the lowest level of smartness.

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Geography and Regional Future Studies
Volume 3, Issue 4 - Serial Number 12
Winter
December 2026
Pages 149-171

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