Abstract:

In order to provide solutions to the problems (economic, social, cultural, spatial, environmental, political) arising from the increase in population density in cities, and to respond to expectations such as increasing the quality of life of people, ensuring sustainable growth, and conducting business efficiently and effectively regardless of time and space. concept came to the fore. In the study, it is aimed to present a regular bibliography in order to guide readers and researchers who are interested in the subject of smart city. In the study, descriptive survey method, one of the quantitative research designs, was used. Between the years 2012-2020, the related master's degree program was searched with the keywords "smart city", "smart city" and "smart city" in the title of the thesis from the "Advanced Scan" section of the "Scan" interface on the website of the YÖK National Thesis Center on the subject of smart city. and doctoral theses. As a result of the scanning, a total of 75 postgraduate theses were reached with the keywords smart city, smart city, smart city. 69 of these theses are at master's level and 6 of them are at doctorate level. Within the scope of the study, evaluations were made under 8 different headings, including the year these theses were published, the research method, the language of writing, the university they were written in, the type of university they were written in, the field they were written in, the institute they were written in, and the academic degree of the advisor. In parallel with the acceleration of technological developments in recent years, there has been a rapid increase in postgraduate theses written on smart cities after 2017. While the theses were concentrated in public universities, Turkish was preferred as the writing language.

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