Environmental complexity, intense competition, the prevalence of new and advanced technologies, the development of information and communication technology, modern methods of delivering goods and services, environmental issues, and the shift of organizations from tangible to intangible assets are among the factors that have led smart cities to face numerous, significant, and even unpredictable risks. Technological risks include Internet of Things (IoT) networks, public internet management, user security, automated authentication;
Organizational risks include cloud management, personal data safety;
and external risks include environmental issues, governance, natural disasters, and transportation management.
The aim of this study is to explain and assess urban environmental threats with a smart city approach in two dimensions: the probability of occurrence and the level of impact on the indicators examined in Tabriz Municipality. The statistical population of the study consists of 55 experts and specialists from the municipality's departments related to smart city initiatives, selected based on accessibility.
For data analysis, a one-sample T-test was initially used in SPSS software to evaluate the status of the research indicators. Finally, to identify the risks, second-order factor analysis (hierarchical factor analysis) was applied using Amos software.
According to the findings, among the evaluated indicators, the most significant threats in terms of both probability and impact are legal and ethical challenges (0.92), smart equipment and urban safety (0.90), digital divide (0.86), population density (0.85), electronic infrastructure (0.77), and changes in citizens' behavior (0.75).
The research results indicate that Tabriz Municipality is not in a favorable position regarding urban environmental threats, with the highest risk levels related to legal issues, equipment, and urban safety indicators. |
