Smart Cities and Homes - Key Enabling Technologies (Paperback)

Smart Cities and Homes: Key Enabling Technologies explores the fundamental principles and concepts of the key enabling technologies for smart cities and homes, disseminating the latest research and development efforts in the field through the use of numerous case studies and examples. Smart cities use digital technologies embedded across all their functions to enhance the wellbeing of citizens. Cities that utilize these technologies report enhancements in power efficiency, water use, traffic congestion, environmental protection, pollution reduction, senior citizens care, public safety and security, literacy rates, and more. This book brings together the most important breakthroughs and advances in a coherent fashion, highlighting the interconnections between the works in different areas of computing, exploring both new and emerging computer networking systems and other computing technologies, such as wireless sensor networks, vehicle ad hoc networks, smart girds, cloud computing, and data analytics and their roles in creating environmentally friendly, secure, and prosperous cities and homes. Intended for researchers and practitioners, the book discusses the pervasive and cooperative computing technologies that will perform a central role for handling the challenges of urbanization and demographic change.

General

Imprint:	Morgan Kaufmann Publishers In
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Mohammad S. Obaidat • Petros Nicopolitidis
Dimensions:	235 x 191 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	452
ISBN-13:	978-0-12-803454-5
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Impact of science & technology on society Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > General Books > Computing & IT > Computer communications & networking > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Information technology industries Promotions
LSN:	0-12-803454-8
Barcode:	9780128034545

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