Planning the Knowledge City: Reality, Feasibility, and Challenges

Abstract

This article is examine how globally networked cities are developing and how that influence urban design. Identify the essential characteristics and prerequisites of a knowledge city in order to entice knowledge workers and encourage knowledge-based economic activity. In addition, to suggest fresh ideas and planning tenets for knowledge cities that prioritize information flows, knowledge zones, and network accessibility. It also highlights how crucial it is to build intelligent, sustainable, and smart cities that promote the unrestricted movement of people, ideas, information, and goods. The study concludes by making the case that urban planning needs to change in order to meet the needs of the network society and knowledge economy. Knowledge cities should prioritize information flow, knowledge zones, and network accessibility over conventional zoning techniques. Amman provides an example of how a city can leverage its knowledge assets and modify its physical layout to strengthen its position in the knowledge economy.