Reprint
Approaches, Advances and Applications in Sustainable Development of Smart Cities
Edited by
April 2020
308 pages
- ISBN978-3-03928-012-4 (Paperback)
- ISBN978-3-03928-013-1 (PDF)
This is a Reprint of the Special Issue Approaches, Advances and Applications in Sustainable Development of Smart Cities that was published in
Chemistry & Materials Science
Engineering
Environmental & Earth Sciences
Physical Sciences
Summary
This book aims to contribute to the conceptual and practical knowledge pools in order to improve the research and practice on the sustainable development of smart cities by bringing an informed understanding of the subject to scholars, policymakers, and practitioners. This book seeks articles offering insights into the sustainable development of smart cities by providing in-depth conceptual analyses and detailed case study descriptions and empirical investigations. This way, the book will form a repository of relevant information, material, and knowledge to support research, policymaking, practice, and transferability of experiences to address aforementioned challenges. The scope of the book includes the following broad areas, with a particular focus on the approaches, advances, and applications in the sustainable development of smart cities: • Theoretical underpinnings and analytical and policy frameworks; • Methodological approaches for the evaluation of smart and sustainable cities; • Technological developments in the techno-enviro nexus; • Global best practice smart city case investigations and reports; • Geo-design and applications concerning desired urban outcomes; • Prospects, implications, and impacts concerning the future of smart and sustainable cities.
Format
- Paperback
License and Copyright
© 2020 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
tourist island; innovation hub; knowledge-based urban development; knowledge and innovation economy; smart city; urban branding; urban policy; economic resilience; Florianópolis; Brazil; city branding; sustainable urban development; rentier state; Qatar; emirates; smart cities; mobility; visioning; policy; energy budget; land cover ratio; sensible heat flux; heat mitigation; thermal environment improvement; sustainability; in-situ validation; spatial typification by heat flux; smart cities; commons; digital commons; governance; e-government; smart governance; new public service; Brazil; smart cities; smart display; smart placemaking; human–computer interaction; user characteristics; media façade; intuitive interaction; living-lab; optimal cities; energy autonomy; low-carbon resources; multi-energy networks; parametric optimisation; CO2 networks; drinking water networks; reliability; economic cost; model predictive control; linear parameter varying; smart city; multi-agent systems; gamification; photovoltaics; renewable energy systems; spatial databases; climate change; climate emergency; climate crisis; global warming; sustainable urban development; sustainable development goals; smart cities; disasters; urban health; urban policy; smart cities; Shenzhen; Chinese cities; latecomer’s advantage; sustainability; smart city; sustainable smart city; smart infrastructure; smart urban technology; smart governance; sustainable city; sustainable urban development; knowledge-based urban development; climate change; urban informatics; urban policy