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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299913803321

Titolo

Smart Cities : Applications, Technologies, Standards, and Driving Factors / / edited by Stan McClellan, Jesus A. Jimenez, George Koutitas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-59381-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 pages)

Disciplina

621.31

Soggetti

Electrical engineering

Power electronics

Application software

Energy policy

Energy and state

Energy efficiency

Communications Engineering, Networks

Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks

Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet)

Energy Policy, Economics and Management

Energy Efficiency

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Smart Buildings -- The Energy Layer -- The Sensor/Actuator Layer -- The Middleware Layer -- The Application Layer -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book reviews the applications, technologies, standards, and other issues related to Smart Cities. The book is divided into broad topical sections including Vision & Reality, Technologies & Standards, Transportation Considerations, and Infrastructure & Environment. In these sections, authors who are experts in their fields present essential aspects of applications, technologies, requirements, and best-practices. In all cases, the authors have direct, substantive experience with the subject and present an important viewpoint driven by industry



or governmental interests; the authors have each participated in the development and/or deployment of constituent technologies, standards, and applications, and share unique perspectives on key areas of the Smart City.