Title Page

Abstract

Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction 10

1.1. Study background 10

1.2. Problem Statement 11

1.3. Research Objective 11

1.4. Research Questions 12

1.4.1. Major Question 12

1.4.2. Minor Questions 12

1.5. Research Methods 12

Chapter 2. Theoretical Background and Literature Review 13

2.1. Smart Cities Background 13

2.2. Smart Cities Characteristics 17

2.3. Impediment of Implementing Smart Cities 22

1. Technology 22

2. Industry 23

3. Government 24

4. Society 24

2.4. Smart Cities Challenges 26

(1) The analysis of open challenges 27

(2) The domain-specific challenges, that only reviewed proposals that focused on a single domain included twelve areas as follows 28

2.5. Quality of Life Background 32

2.6. Quality of Life Dimensions 34

2.7. Quality of Life Within Egypt Vision 2030 36

2.8. Egypt New Administrative Capital 38

2.9. South Korea National Smart City Plan 39

2.10. Egypt Smart Cities Challenges 39

1. Smart governance 40

2. Smart economy 40

3. Smart mobility 40

4. Smart environment 41

5. Smart community (people) 41

6. Smart living (quality of life) 42

Chapter 3. Research Methodology 43

3.1. Diagram. Analytical Framework 43

3.2. Variables Definitions 45

3.3. Research Design 47

3.4. Research Methodology 48

3.5. Data collection 48

3.6. Survey Instrument 48

3.7. Criteria of Measurement 49

3.8. Data Analysis 50

Chapter 4. Analysis and Discussion of the Results 51

4.1. Descriptive statistics 51

4.1.1. Descriptive statistics of survey respondents 51

4.1.2. Demographic statistics of key variables by gender 54

4.1.3. AHP Model Analysis 57

4.2. Pearson Correlation Analysis 62

4.3. Regression Model Analysis 63

4.4. Hypothesis Testing 66

4.5. Discussion of the major findings 70

Chapter 5. Conclusion and Recommendations 74

5.1. Conclusion 74

5.2. Policy Recommendations 75

1. Legal Framework 75

2. International Cooperation 75

3. Citizens participation 76

4. Business Environment 76

5. Capacity Building 77

6. Collaboration between government entities 77

5.3. Future Recommendation for the Study 78

5.4. Study Limitation 78

References 79

Appendix 82

국문초록 97

Table 1. World Population Forecast (2020-2050) 10

Table 2. Egypt Population Forecast (2020-2050) 36

Table 3. Descriptive Statistics of Dependent & Independent Variables 51

Table 4. Descriptive Statistics of Survey Respondents 52

Table 5. Demographic Category Comparisons of Key Variables by Gender 54

Table 6. Demographic Category Comparisons of Key Variables by Age 55

Table 7. Demographic Category Comparisons of Key Variables by Education Level 56

Table 8. Overall Rank Order and Relative Priority of Quality of Life Dimensions 57

Table 9. Pearson's Correlation Coefficient Test Results 62

Table 10. Regression Model (2) Control Variables & Independent Variable (Smart City). 63

Table 11. Regression Model (3) Control Variables, and Smart City Characteristics. 64

Table 12. Regression Model: Control Variables, Independent Variable (Smart City), and Smart City Characteristics. 65

Figure 1. The Background of Smart City 13

Figure 2. Characteristics of a Smart City 17

Figure 3. Characteristics and Factors of a Smart City. 18

Figure 4. Proposed City Domains. 19

Figure 5. Impediments to Driving Smart Cities in ROK. 25

Figure 6. Sustainable Development Objectives 33

Figure 7. Quality of Life Indicators 34

Figure 8. Challenges and Obstacles Facing Smart Urban Design in Egypt 39

Figure 9. Smart City Initiatives of the Egyptian Environment 42

Figure 10. Descriptive Statistics by Gender 53

Figure 11. Descriptive Statistics by Age 53

Figure 12. Descriptive Statistics by Education Level 54

Figure 13. Rank order for Quality of Life factors 58

Figure 14. Smart City Characteristics Importance Weight 60

Figure 15. Egypt's Challenges for Developing a Smart City 61