From Internet of Things to Smart Cities: Enabling Technologies explores the information and
communication technologies (ICT) needed to enable real-time responses to current …

Purpose This paper investigates the potential contribution of smart city approaches and tools
to sustainable urban development in the environment domain. Recent research has …

In recent years, there has been significant focus on smart cities, on how they operate and
develop, and on their technical and social challenges. The importance of infrastructure as a …

Despite the ongoing discussion of the recent years, there is no agreed definition of a 'smart
city', while strategic planning in this field is still largely unexplored. Inspired by this, the …

A large section of the population around the globe is migrating towards urban settlements.
Nations are working toward smart city projects to provide a better wellbeing for the …

The articles in this special section focus on the application of the Internet of Things in smart
cities. Smart cities are creating emerging innovation in academia, industry, and government …

Ever since the industrial revolution, humans have been urbanizing at an exponential rate.
There are 100s of thousands of new dwellings are being built every day. As of 2015, there is …

Technology is starting to play a key role in cities' urban sustainability plans. This is because
new technologies can provide them with robust solutions that are of benefit to citizens. Cities …

Cities are increasingly turning towards specialized technologies to address issues related to
society, ecology, morphology and many others. The emerging concept of Smart Cities highly …

Smart city is a complex system including smart economy, smart transportation, smart
environment, smart learning, smart household life, and smart governance. Creating a smart …