A study on smart urbanization research in Mersin Metropolitan Municipality
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As a result of globalization, increasing urban populations bring with big problems. Due to population growth in cities, different problems are observed in many areas such as education, infrastructure, transportation, environment, health, energy and security and city municipalities are encouraged to use the latest technology in the world to overcome these problems. The concept of "smart cities", which was emerged in this context, directed municipalities to projects that facilitate city life easier. In this context, the aim of the study is to examine the smart city applications within the scope of Mersin Metropolitan Municipality projects. Firstly, the concept of smart city, national and international literature review on this subject and the applications related to smart city in Mersin were discussed. As a result, it is seen that the necessity and importance of smart city applications are increasing.
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