Driven by the advances in hardware and software technologies, the term Internet of things
has emerged as a worldwide framework of 'smart'internet-based interconnected electronic …

This article is a single-source introduction to the emerging concept of smart cities. It can be
used for familiarizing researchers with the vast scope of research possible in this application …

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 …

Almost every country around the world is moving towards achieving their vision of making
their cities smart. The accelerated growth in the density of population in metropolitan cities is …

This chapter aims to introduce the definitions of the main concepts regarding smart cities
and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions. In addition to providing context, the chapter should …

Urbanization has increased drastically over the past few years. Currently, more than half of
the world's population is concentrated in urban areas. Moreover, the urban population is …

Smart city is an application of Internet of Things (IoT) notion. Unceasing growth of population
and urbanization have intensified innovative ways to handle urbanization with minimal …

The extensive demand on smart city management has induced the collaborative work of
private and government sectors in the field of information and communication technologies …

The enormous pressure towards efficient city management has triggered various Smart City
initiatives by both government and private sector businesses to invest in Information and …

Abstract The Internet of Things (IoT) is a new paradigm that combines aspects and
technologies from ubiquitous and pervasive computing, wireless sensor networks, Internet …