Smart Cities for Sustainable Development

Smart Cities for Sustainable Development
ISBN-10
9811674094
ISBN-13
9789811674099
Category
Social Science
Pages
359
Language
English
Published
2022-04-26
Publisher
Springer
Authors
R. B. Singh, Ch Lakshmi Kumari, Ram Kumar Mishra

Description

This book reviews the structure, applications, technologies, governance, environmental sustainability, smart communities, gender space and other issues related to smart cities. The book is divided into four parts. The first one entails the conceptual background, growth and development. The second part presents diverse issues on smart cities in terms of environmental sustainability, the role of the community, and gender space, among others. The third part revolves around economic and technological issues, and the fourth is a compilation of case studies in connection with smart cities. This collection of diverse issues from different locations presents a holistic view of smart cities contributed by authors who have undertaken research projects and implemented their own unique perspectives and methods. A variety of innovative concepts such as digital governance, polycentric structures, geodata repositories, geoweb services and advanced geospatial technologies in smart city planning, urban microclimatic parameters, and urban heat islands provide invaluable knowledge for researchers and practitioners in these fields.

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