Evaluating Guangzhou's smart city development status: Multi-source data

Purpose: This study will build an extensive assessment index system that satisfies both the practical requirements and the theoretical framework for Guangzhou's smart city development. It will also conduct a thorough assessment of the development of 11 Guangzhou districts using data from multi-source data. Design/methodology/approach: This paper summarises and compares the definitions and evaluation standards of smart cities in domestic and international studies, and constructs an index system for comprehensive evaluation of smart cities from six aspects: urban foundation, urban environment, urban transport, urban security, urban safety and urban vitality. The study makes comprehensive use of multi-source data such as text, webpage, statistics, etc., and constructs a standardised process for multi-source data. Findings: The districts of Yuexiu, Liwan, Tianhe, and Baiyun, etc., districts closer to the municipal government, have higher comprehensive evaluation of their smart cities, indicating that government assistance is crucial to the development of smart city informationisation. Districts with a high degree of smart city development will have a serious imbalance in the degree of coordination of the development of its various parts. For example, Liwan District, whose overall level of development is the third in Guangzhou, has a serious imbalance in the degree of coordination of its coupling, mainly because of the low rating of its urban environment. There is a need to focus on the coordinated development of urban infrastructure, urban environment, urban transport, urban security, urban safety and urban vitality. Research limitations/implications: There isn't one that is cohesive and thorough smart city evaluation system and method. In view of this, this paper will construct a thorough assessment index system that meets the theoretical system of Guangzhou's smart city development and the needs of real life. Based on multi-source data, it analyses the comprehensive evaluation and construction of 11 districts in Guangzhou. Practical implications: Combining the actual project with the theory makes the Guangzhou smart city project's execution more scientific, and has warning and guiding significance for the Guangzhou smart city project's execution. Originality/value: Combine the actual projects and theories to make the Guangzhou smart city project's execution more scientific. Keywords: Guangzhou smart city; Multi-level indicator system; Big data; Coupling coordination degree
Introduction City administrators are now faced with 'urban diseases' like traffic congestion, difficult living conditions, and a lack of housing due to China's economic growth and ongoing urban population expansion. [...]