Analysis of Key Components in Urban Development with Research on the Intelligent Community Institute (Case Study: Bojnourd City )

Urban settlements are facing complex issues due to physical expansion and population growth. In fact, with the expansion of cities and increasing problems of urban life, people's expectations from officials to create welfare opportunities have increased, and for this reason, it is necessary to build a smart city.

The main purpose of this research is to identify the key components in the development of Bojnourd city with a smart city approach.

is descriptive-analytical, and a questionnaire was used to collect information. The statistical population of the research is the citizens of the city of Bojnourd. In this research, 7 main indicators and 74             sub-indices related to the intelligent society are studied. T-test and confirmatory factor analysis have been used for data analysis.

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The geographical scope of the research is Bojnourd, one of the most important cities of North Khorasan province and also the capital of the province, like many cities in Iran, has a great difference with the standards and indicators of the smart society.

The results of the t-test showed that 62% of the total 74 indicators studied are below the normal and average levels. 10% of smart society indicators from citizens' point of view are at average level and 28% are at above normal and average level. Based on confirmatory factor analysis, 28 influential and key sub-indices were identified in Bojnourd smart city development.

The comparative analysis of the explanatory variance by seven factors in this research shows that the factors of participation in public life, social and ethnic pluralism, and morality, respectively, have the highest variance in explaining the factors of the development of the smart city of Bojnourd.