From Internet of Things to Smart Cities - 9780367572983

CRC Press

From Internet of Things to Smart CitiesEnabling Technologies\nAuthor(s): Hongjian Sun, Chao Wang, Bashar I. Ahmad\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Chapman & Hall/CRC\nISBN-13: 9780367572983, 978-0367572983\nSynopsis\nFrom Internet of Things to Smart Cities: Enabling Technologies explores the information and communication technologies (ICT) needed to enable real-time responses to current environmental, technological, societal, and economic challenges. ICT technologies can be utilized to help with reducing carbon emissions, improving resource utilization efficiency, promoting active engagement of citizens, and more.\n\nThis book aims to introduce the latest ICT technologies and to promote international collaborations across the scientific community, and eventually, the general public. It consists of three tightly coupled parts. The first part explores the involvement of enabling technologies from basic machine-to-machine communicatio.