Smart Cities : : Social and Environmental Challenges and Opportunities for Local Authorities.

• Superior document: Studies in Energy, Resource and Environmental Economics Series
• Author: Belaïd, Fateh.
• TeilnehmendeR: Arora, Anvita.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2023.; {copy}2024.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Energy, Resource and Environmental Economics Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (393 pages)

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Foreword
• Introduction
• Contents
• Contributors
• About the Editors
• Innovation and Smart Cities Research: A Review and Future Directions
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Research Method
• 3 Results
• 3.1 Descriptive Analysis
• 3.2 Co-citation Analysis
• 4 Discussion
• 5 Conclusions
• 6 Future Research
• References
• 4 IR Technologies to Facilitate Planning in Smart Cities of the Future
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Smart Cities and the New Technologies
• 2.1 What Are Smart Cities?
• 2.2 Benefits of Smart Cities
• 2.3 Innovate or Die
• 3 4IR Technologies for Smart Cities
• 3.1 The Technologies
• 3.1.1 Big Data
• 3.1.2 Cloud Computing
• 3.1.3 Internet of Things (IoT)
• 3.1.4 Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)
• 3.1.5 Robots, Co-bots, and Intelligent Automation
• 4 Securing the City's Critical Infrastructure
• 5 Conclusion and Ways Forward
• References
• Financing of Smart City Projects
• 1 Introduction
• 2 City Challenges
• 2.1 Overview
• 2.2 Citizens Demand Ecological and Digital Services
• 2.3 Legally Binding International Treaty on Climate Change, Paris Agreement
• 3 Smart City
• 3.1 How the Smart City Could Help Respond to the City's Challenges
• 3.2 Smart City Architecture
• 4 Finance of the Smart City
• 4.1 Overview
• 4.2 Communication Infrastructures
• 4.3 Data Infrastructures
• 4.4 Public Urban Infrastructures and Services
• 4.5 Private Infrastructures and Services
• 5 Conclusion
• References
• Smart Cities: Development and Benefits
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Growing Worldwide Urbanization and Its Challenges
• 3 Benefits of Smart Cities
• 4 Transition Pillars and Governance Required
• 5 Challenges of Smart Cities
• 6 Smart Data Collection
• 7 Conclusion
• References
• Cities: The New Form of International Environmental Governance
• 1 Introduction.
• 2 Why Cities: An Overview of Cities' Role in International Governance
• 2.1 Background: The Re-emergence of Cities on the Global Scene
• 2.2 A Necessary Partner for the Global Agenda
• 2.2.1 Engines for the Global Economy
• 2.2.2 Agents for Sustainable Transitions
• 3 Enablers for Cities to Shape Their Growth
• 3.1 Planning, Operations, and Regulations
• 3.2 Budgeting and Investment Decisions
• 3.3 Partnerships
• 3.4 Digitization and Data
• 4 Cities Alliances: A Voice in Front of National and International Audiences
• 4.1 National Alliances
• 4.2 International Alliances
• 5 Soft Tools for a Global Influence
• 5.1 Knowledge Sharing and Capacity Building
• 5.2 Monitoring and Reporting
• 5.3 Rule and Target Setting
• 6 Main Limitations of Cities
• 6.1 Legislative Powers
• 6.1.1 Local Policy
• 6.1.2 International Policy
• 6.2 Budgets and Finance
• 6.3 Infrastructure Networks
• 6.4 Blind Spots
• 6.4.1 The Non-urban
• 6.4.2 The Small Urban
• 7 Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Websites
• Smart Energy Cities: The Role of Behavioral Interventions in Reducing Electricity Demand in Buildings in Principality of Monaco
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Behavioral Economics and Policymaking
• 3 Experimental Research on Smart Cities
• 3.1 Smart and Energy Cities Research
• 3.2 Monaco, the Smart Energy City of Southern Europe
• 3.3 The White Energy Book on the Energy Transition
• 4 The Smartlook Experiment
• 4.1 Context of the Smartlook Field Experiment in Monaco
• 4.2 The Smartlook Project's Main Results
• 5 Conclusions
• References
• Back to the Future: Tapping into Ancient Knowledge Toward Human-Centered Sustainable Smart Cities
• 1 Introduction: Cities and Their Smart Components
• 2 People Planet Prosperity
• 3 Tapping into Ancient Practices
• 4 Looking Up to the Future, the Need for Upscaling.
• 5 Conclusions: Building Through Collective Intelligence, the Indigenous Path
• References
• Environmental Retrofitting, Fighting Urban Heat Island Toward NEZ Sustainable Smart Cities
• 1 Intro: Heat Island and Urban Livability
• 2 Factors to the Urban Heat Island
• 3 Buildings' Contribution to the Urban Heat Island
• 4 A Holistic and Local-Based Approach to Fight the Urban Heat Island
• 5 Conclusions and Recommendations
• References
• A Comprehensive Smart System for the Social Housing Sector
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Research Methodology
• 2.1 Overview
• 2.2 Manger's Expectation of the Smart Transformation of the Social Housing Complex
• 2.3 Tenants' Expectations
• 3 Design of the Comprehensive Smart System
• 3.1 Communication Channels
• 3.2 Data Collection
• 3.3 Data Analysis: From Data to Smart Services
• 4 Application to a Renovated Social Housing Residence
• 4.1 Objectives
• 4.2 Description of the Social Housing Residence and the Monitoring System
• 4.3 Results of the Monitoring Program
• 5 Conclusion
• References
• Smart Green Planning for Urban Environments: The City Digital Twin of Imola
• 1 Introduction
• 1.1 State of the Art
• 1.2 Conceptual Framework Planning for an Urban Microclimate Digital Twin
• 2 Methods
• 2.1 Automated Workflow Execution
• 3 Case Study
• 3.1 Smart Green Planning of Imola: Urban Microclimate Digital Twin of the City of Imola
• 3.2 Objectives for Microclimate Digital Twin of the City of Imola
• 3.3 Urban and Climate Context of Imola
• 4 Results
• 4.1 Mean Radiant Temperature at the Street Level
• 4.2 The Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) at the Street Level
• 5 Discussion
• 5.1 Performance Validation of the Digital Twin of Imola
• 5.2 Application of the Cooling Scenario
• 6 Conclusion
• References.
• MUST-B: A Multiagent Model to Address the Future Challenges of Sustainable Urban Development
• 1 Introduction
• 2 MUST-B: Context and Positioning
• 3 Methodology
• 3.1 Architecture and Operation of the Model
• 3.2 Formalization and Implementation of the MUST-B Model
• 3.3 The Notion of Equilibrium in MUST-B
• 3.4 Theoretical Principles and Modeling
• 3.4.1 Utility Functions
• 3.4.2 Location Selection Mechanism
• 3.4.3 Procedure for the Endogenous Offer (Developer)
• 3.4.4 Mechanism of Endogenous Accessibility
• 4 MUST-B: Indicators of the Complexity of the Urban Phenomenon
• 4.1 Indicators Linked to Urban Planning
• 4.2 Sustainability Indicators
• 5 Conclusion
• References
• A Systematic Literature Review on Station Area Integrating Micromobility in Europe: A Twenty-First Century Transit-Oriented Development
• 1 Introduction
• 1.1 Research Questions
• 1.2 Conceptualizing Renewed Smart Growth Regions
• 1.3 An Extension of the Walking Bull's Eye
• 2 Materials and Methods
• 2.1 Study Selection Procedure
• 2.2 Search Strategy and Data Sources
• 2.3 Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
• 2.4 Verification and Snowballing Stage
• 2.5 Aspects Considered
• 3 Results and Discussion
• 3.1 Research Publications on Micromobility and Transit-Oriented Development
• 3.2 Current State of International Studies on Cycling and Transit Coordination
• 3.3 Description of European Studies
• 3.3.1 Type of Integration Recorded
• 3.3.2 Case Studies and Publication Periods
• 3.3.3 Research Methods
• 3.4 Review of Distances Measured in Europe
• 3.5 Review of TOD Aspects Studied in Europe
• 3.5.1 Density
• 3.5.2 Diversity
• 3.5.3 Design
• 3.5.4 Destination Accessibility
• 3.5.5 Demand Management
• 4 Revisiting the TOD Concept
• 4.1 A Hybrid and Smart TOD Adaptable to Spatial Contexts
• 4.2 15-Minute TOD-Friendly Areas.
• 4.3 Knowledge Gaps Regarding Extended TODs
• 5 Conclusions
• References
• Disposing of Daily Life Resources by Active Modes
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Theoretical Approach
• 2.1 The Concept of Ergonomics in Geography as a Result of Conceptual Transfers
• 2.2 Spatial Ergonomics as a Founding Concept and Operating Model
• 2.3 Spatial Ergonomics, Accessibility, Capability: Close Links But Different Objectives
• 2.3.1 Spatial Ergonomics and Accessibility
• 2.3.1.1 Connection Between Two Points
• 2.3.1.2 Means of Transport Adapted to the User
• 2.3.1.3 Taking into Account the User Constraints
• 2.3.2 Spatial Ergonomics and Capability
• 2.4 Territorial Modeling of the Ergonomics of Access to Daily Life Resources
• 3 Development and Implementation of an Evaluation Approach of the Ergonomics of Access to Resources
• 3.1 Methodological Approach and Hypotheses
• 3.2 Synthetic Indicator of the Ergonomics of Access to Resources and Its Variation in Different Levels of Information
• 3.2.1 Implementation of Two Joined-Up Approaches
• 3.2.1.1 Local Detailed Approach
• 3.3 Implementation of the Approach Within a GIS
• 3.3.1 Selecting Everyday Life Resources
• 3.3.2 Creation of a Geographical Information System (GIS)
• 3.3.3 Itinerary Calculation
• 3.3.4 Indicators for Evaluating the Ergonomics of Access to Resources
• 3.3.5 Scores and Synthetic Indicator of Access Ergonomics
• 4 Application to the Eurometropole de Strasbourg
• 5 Results
• 5.1 From the Synthetic Indicator to the Exploration of Combinations of Criteria
• 6 Conclusion
• References
• Mobility Hubs, an Innovative Concept for Sustainable Urban Mobility?
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Understanding the Mobility Hub Concept
• 2.1 Mobility Hub Definition
• 2.2 Mobility Hubs Requirement
• 2.3 Mobility Hub Objectives
• 2.4 Mobility Hub Types
• 3 Insights to Be Gained.
• 3.1 Choice of the Type of Mobility Supply.