Solving urban infrastructure problems using smart city technologies : handbook on planning, design, development, and regulation

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    • Vacca, John R.
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Solving urban infrastructure problems using smart city technologies : handbook on planning, design, development, and regulation

John R. Vacca

Elsevier, c2021

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Solving Urban Infrastructure Problems Using Smart City Technologies is the most complete guide for integrating next generation smart city technologies into the very foundation of urban areas worldwide, showing how to make urban areas more efficient, more sustainable, and safer. Smart cities are complex systems of systems that encompass all aspects of modern urban life. A key component of their success is creating an ecosystem of smart infrastructures that can work together to enable dynamic, real-time interactions between urban subsystems such as transportation, energy, healthcare, housing, food, entertainment, work, social interactions, and governance. Solving Urban Infrastructure Problems Using Smart City Technologies is a complete reference for building a holistic, system-level perspective on smart and sustainable cities, leveraging big data analytics and strategies for planning, zoning, and public policy. It offers in-depth coverage and practical solutions for how smart cities can utilize resident's intellectual and social capital, press environmental sustainability, increase personalization, mobility, and higher quality of life.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Overview of Smart Cities and Infrastructure Technologies 1. Creating Smart Cities2. Technologies and Trends 3. Infrastructure Components4. Buildings and Urban Spaces5. Mobility Systems 6. Urbanization 7. Priority Activities Part 2: Development and Management 8. Planning and Development 9. Design Principles and Policy Approaches 10. Governance Part 3: Standardization and Regulation 11. Standardization Requirements12. Regulating, Sharing, and Financing Part 4: Renewable Energy and Smart Grid Technologies 13. Energy Management14. Distributed Energy 15. Smart Utilities16. Smart Grids Part 5: Technologies and Solutions 17. Recommendations18. Science, Technology and Innovation-Driven Solutions Part 6: The Future of Smart Cities 19. DER, Energy Management, and Transactive Energy Networks for Smart Cities20. Resilient Smart Grids, Vehicle-to-Grid, and Microgrids21. The Future of Urban Development Part 7: AppendicesA. Smart Cities Implementation and Deployment CompaniesB. Smart Cities ProductsC. Smart Cities StandardsD. List of Miscellaneous ResourcesE. Frequently Asked QuestionsF. Case StudiesG. Answers to Review Questions/Exercises, Hands-On Projects, and Case Projects by Chapter

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