Designing a conceptual framework of a smart city for sustainable development in Bangladesh

A smart city is a future solution to better management of the city and people. Recent researches have highlighted the necessity of smart city projects to improve urban lifestyle for the growing population. Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Despite being a developing country, Bangladesh still lacks a smart city. A smart city framework is required to ameliorate urban lifestyle. The purpose of this study is to address a conceptual framework for a smart city project focusing on sustainable development in Bangladesh. The research approach follows an exhaustive literature review to collect suitable information to design the new smart city framework. Necessary information to design a smart city framework such as the core smart city dimensions and the sustainability indictors are identified through the thorough literature review. From the extracted information a new smart city framework is developed focusing on sustainable development. The findings of this study offer a clear overview of the smart city core dimensions and factors that influence sustainability in a smart city. The research presents a smart city framework that can be followed in a developing country like Bangladesh.