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A Futures Study on the Integration of Street Art with Emerging Technologies in Smart Cities
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Mehrnaz Feizzadeh Karigh *   |
| Ph.D. in Architecture, Islamic Azad University, Sari Branch, Sari, Iran |
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| This research investigates the possibilities, challenges, and implications of integrating street art with emerging technologies within the context of smart cities. Utilizing an interdisciplinary qualitative content analysis approach, this study examines scholarly literature, official policy documents, academic dissertations, and authoritative domestic and international reports across the fields of urban art, advanced technologies, and smart cities. Focusing analytically on documented experiences from the city of Milton Keynes, a conceptual framework is proposed for merging street art with technologies such as Augmented Reality (AR), the Internet of Things (IoT), and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The findings indicate that street art—when leveraging digital technology capabilities alongside institutional support—can foster social civic engagement, enhance the sense of place, and enrich the lived experience of citizens in urban environments. A futures-oriented analysis, structured around two key axes—the degree of public acceptance and the level of institutional support—delineates four plausible scenarios for the future of technological street art. Furthermore, using strategic analysis frameworks such as SWOT and PESTEL, the opportunities, threats, and policy requirements in this domain are identified. Ultimately, the study emphasizes that realizing cultural and human-centric smart cities requires revisiting conventional technocratic approaches and shifting toward human-centered, creative, and participatory perspectives. This research offers a conceptual framework for innovative urban design in which technology serves culture, meaning, and human experience. |
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| Keywords: Graffiti, Smart Cities, Digital Street Art, Lived Experience, Urban Futures Research |
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Received: 2025/04/9 | Accepted: 2025/05/20 | Published: 2025/06/20
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