Conceptualising Smart City for the Development of Nigeria's Urban Transportation

Abdul-Rahman T. AJALA, Department of Transportation Planning and Managemen t Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Ogun State
2018 Advances in Multidisciplinary & Scientific Research Journal Publication  
Smart city concept is recent but well studied, its definition is as much as the number of field of studies, though it is first conceptualised as an ICT solution to city challenges but today, it is well extended to every aspect of urban management. This paper examines the concept as a development approach to city challenges and reviews one of its domain 'smart mobility' in the light of transportation challenges in Nigerian cities. It is discovered that application of the concept in Nigeria will
more » ... e limited by the level of ICT infrastructure, absent of a national policy guideline and poor investment in transport infrastructure. The paper recommends development of a national guideline for integrated transport development; establishment of a city structure that will coordinate and promote investment with innovative funding that will support ICT-infrastructure in the transport sector.
doi:10.22624/aims/v4n2p7 fatcat:tgic7wp2dfh3dmlbg7vbrjb6b4