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    Smart cities; analyzing themes and concepts of smartness in urban environments
    (2019-07) Yousefimehr, Ali
    Cities are grappled with a plethora of socio-political and environmental problems that necessitate the new type of solution models and strategies; such as, environmental pollution, scarcity of resources, cyber-attacks, and traffic congestion. These challenges, alongside constant population growth and densification in urban areas, have fostered cities to embrace and seek smart solutions which forced them to develop responsive and intelligent approaches to create economically viable, socially livable and environmentally sustainable cities. In the same vein, the smart city notion has gained particular traction in urban design and planning contexts. Yet, the definition and application of smart cities varied among academicians, practitioners, and urban planners. Smart cities are mainly characterized by the pervasive application of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in city functions, to deliver and provide efficient, safe, and reliable urban services to citizens. Following the ever-increasing focus in smartness in city planning, this research aims to review, explore, and analyze the smart city concept within the literature, followed by the complementary analysis of the pertinent smart city cases and smart city initiatives. Through identifying dominant domains in smart city platform, this study reveals the previous and current efforts of smart initiatives within the scope of smart urban practices, and provide a set of comparable implications for future researchers, architects and urban planners in the field.
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    The development of an ICT-integrated guideline for high school 3D geometry lessons based on the perceptions of pre-service teachers and their instructors
    (2024-07) Uymaz, Alisa Sümeyye
    Information and Communications Technology (ICT) involves a collection of technologies used for information processing, communication, and distribution. In education, the use of ICT technologies has several benefits. Especially, in mathematics, ICT tools improve problem-solving abilities, increase student engagement, and help to visualize abstract concepts. The primary aim of this study was to explore how pre-service mathematics teachers’ perceptions in regard to effectiveness and challenges of using ICT tools in 3D Geometry lessons vary across different universities. The secondary purpose of the study was to investigate how sufficient are the Instructional Technology and Material Development courses at different universities in preparing pre-service mathematics teachers to integrate ICT tools effectively in 3D Geometry lessons. Lastly, the study aimed to identify how instructors at different universities perceive and integrate ICT tools, and what are the perceived benefits, challenges, and effective strategies for developing pre-service teachers’ competency in using these tools.