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Record Nr.

UNINA9910377823003321

Titolo

Blockchain Technology for Smart Cities [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Dhananjay Singh, Navin Singh Rajput

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

981-15-2205-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (V, 180 p. 76 illus., 61 illus. in color.)

Collana

Blockchain Technologies, , 2661-8338

Disciplina

005.824

Soggetti

Computer engineering

Internet of things

Embedded computer systems

Information technology

Business—Data processing

Urban economics

Health informatics

Applied mathematics

Engineering mathematics

Big data

Cyber-physical systems, IoT

IT in Business

Urban Economics

Health Informatics

Mathematical and Computational Engineering

Big Data

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Introducing Blockchain for Smart City Technologies and Applications -- 2. Chain of Antichains: An Efficient and Secure Distributed Ledger -- 3. Blockchain for intelligent gas monitoring in smart city scenario -- 4. Commodity Ecology: from Smart Cities to Smart Regions via a Blockchain-Based Virtual Community Platform for Ecological Design in Choosing All Materials and Wastes -- 5. Toward Multiple Layered



Blockchain Structure for Tracking of Private Contents and Right to be Forgotten -- 6. Smart City Transportation Technologies: Automatic No-Helmet Penalizing System -- 7. An Overview of Smart City: Observation, Technologies, Challenges and Blockchain Applications -- 8. An Architecture for e-Health Recommender Systems based on Similarity of Patients’ Symptoms.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a comprehensive overview of various aspects of the development of smart cities from a secure, trusted, and reliable data transmission perspective. It presents theoretical concepts and empirical studies, as well as examples of smart city programs and their capacity to create value for citizens. The contributions offer a panorama of the most important aspects of smart city evolution and implementation within various frameworks, such as healthcare, education, and transportation. Comparing current advanced applications and best practices, the book subsequently explores how smart environments and programs could help improve the quality of life in urban spaces and promote cultural and economic development.