Smart cities : applications, technologies, standards, and driving factors / Stan McClellan, Jesus A. Jimenez, George Koutitas, editors

Includes bibliographical references at chapter ends, and index

Part I. Vision & reality -- Smart cities: vision on-the-ground / Ted Lehr -- Funding a smart city: from concept to actuality / Stephen R. Galati -- The system complexities of smart cities and the systems approach for standardization / Manyphay Viengkham -- Part II. Technology & architecture -- The smart grid: anchor of the smart city / George Koutitas -- The internet of things: nervous system of the smart city / Yang Zou, Brad Jolly, Ryan Li, Mingyan Wang and Ramandeep Kaur -- The cloud: a critical smart city asset / Brad Booth -- Part III. Transportation considerations -- Transportation Electrification / Karl Popham -- Smart transportation systems / Jesus A. Jimenez -- Reconfigurable computing for smart vehicles / Vikas Chaudhary -- Part IV. Infrastructure & environment -- Smart buildings and grid distribution management / Phil Powell -- Smart city lighting / Chris Boissevain -- Smart water solutions for smart cities / Thomas Dickey -- Technology-enhanced infrastructure / Peter John Schemmel, John Joseph Schemmel and Evan Diane Humphries

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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