scholarly journals Green IoT for Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Smart Cities: Future Directions and Opportunities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faris. A. Almalki ◽  
S. H. Alsamhi ◽  
Radhya Sahal ◽  
Jahan Hassan ◽  
Ammar Hawbani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Cost Management ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
The Internet Of Things

AbstractThe development of the Internet of Things (IoT) technology and their integration in smart cities have changed the way we work and live, and enriched our society. However, IoT technologies present several challenges such as increases in energy consumption, and produces toxic pollution as well as E-waste in smart cities. Smart city applications must be environmentally-friendly, hence require a move towards green IoT. Green IoT leads to an eco-friendly environment, which is more sustainable for smart cities. Therefore, it is essential to address the techniques and strategies for reducing pollution hazards, traffic waste, resource usage, energy consumption, providing public safety, life quality, and sustaining the environment and cost management. This survey focuses on providing a comprehensive review of the techniques and strategies for making cities smarter, sustainable, and eco-friendly. Furthermore, the survey focuses on IoT and its capabilities to merge into aspects of potential to address the needs of smart cities. Finally, we discuss challenges and opportunities for future research in smart city applications.

scholarly journals Visual and Artistic Effects of an IoT System in Smart Cities: Research Flow

IoT ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-179
Author(s):  
Mariana-Daniela González-Zamar ◽  
Emilio Abad-Segura
Keyword(s):  
Smart Cities ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Scientific Discussion ◽  
Subject Areas ◽  
Available Information ◽  
The Internet Of Things

In smart cities, the progress of technology has allowed the implementation of sensors, originating the Internet of Things (IoT) and making cities safer and more sustainable. Hence, the presence of elements that generate visual and artistic effects of IoT technology can make a great contribution to the provision of information that the urbanite needs. The aim of this study is to analyze worldwide research on the visual and artistic effects of IoT in smart cities. Bibliometric techniques were utilized on 1278 articles on this subject matter for the period of 2010–2019 to achieve results on activity production. This has increased yearly, where in the last triennium, it has accumulated 85.21% of documents. Computer science and engineering were the most prominent subject areas where the articles were classified. The lines of research in the development of this research topic have been detected. Furthermore, the main directions for future research have also been identified. This study aims to contribute to highlighting the drivers of this field of research, in addition to providing the available information and future directions to improve academic and scientific discussion.

scholarly journals Smart cities IOT & Digital network connectivity devices: Optimization on business in Africa

2021 ◽  
pp. 064-071
Author(s):  
Makeri Yakubu Ajiji ◽  
Xi’an Jiaotong Victor Chang ◽  
Targio Hashem Ibrahim Abaker ◽  
Uzorka Afam ◽  
T Cirella Giuseppe
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Urban Communities ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
The Internet ◽  
City Development ◽  
Short Article ◽  
The Internet Of Things

Today the world is becoming connected. The number of devices that are connected are increasing day by day. Many studies reveal that about 50 billion devices would be connected by 2020 indicating that Internet of things have a very big role to play in the future to come Considering the perplexing engineering of Smart City conditions, it ought not to be failed to remember that their establishment lies in correspondence advancements that permit availability and information move between the components in Smart City conditions. Remote interchanges with their capacities speak to Smart City empowering advancements that give the open door for their fast and effective execution and extension as well. The gigantic weight towards the proficient city the board has triggered various Smart City activities by both government and private area businesses to put resources into Information and Communication Technologies to discover feasible answers for the assorted chances and difficulties (e.g., waste the executives). A few specialists have endeavored to characterize a lot of shrewd urban areas and afterward recognize openings and difficulties in building brilliant urban communities. This short article likewise expresses the progressing movement of the Internet of Things and its relationship to keen urban communities. Advancement in ICT and data sharing innovation are the drivers of keen city degree and scale. This quick development is changing brilliant city development with the beginning of the Internet of Things (IoT). This transformation additionally speaks to difficulties in building (Kehua, Li, and Fu ,Su et al.1). By knowing the attributes of specific advances, the experts will have the occasion to create proficient, practical, and adaptable Smart City frameworks by actualizing the most reasonable one.

Secure Routing Protocols Using Trust-Based Mechanisms in the Internet of Things for Smart City Environment Challenges and Future Trends

2019 ◽  
pp. 103-129
Author(s):  
Aminu Bello Usman ◽  
Jairo A. Gutierrez ◽  
Abdullahi Baffa Bichi
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Communication Networks ◽  
Routing Protocols ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Secure Information ◽  
Secure Routing Protocols ◽  
The Internet Of Things

The internet of things (IoT) is expected to influence both architecture and infrastructure of current and future smart cities vision. Thus, the requirement and effectiveness of making cities smarter demands suitable provision of secure and efficient communication networks between IoT networking devices. Trust-based routing protocols play an important role in IoT for secure information exchange and communications between IoT networking elements. Thus, this chapter presents the foundation of trust-based protocols from social science to IoT for secure smart city environments. The chapter outlines and discusses the key ideas, notions, and theories that may help the reader to understand the current status and the possible future trends of trust-based protocols in IoT networks for smart cities. The chapter also discusses the implications, requirements, and future research challenges of trust-based protocols in IoT for smart cities.

scholarly journals Cycling the Smart and Sustainable City: Analyzing EC Policy Documents on Internet of Things, Mobility and Transport, and Smart Cities

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 763 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frauke Behrendt
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
Smart Vehicles ◽  
Policy Debates ◽  
Autonomous Cars ◽  
Funding Opportunities ◽  
The Internet Of Things

This article asks how cycling, a sustainable form of urban mobility, is discussed in the context of smart cities and the Internet of Things in European Commission (EC) policy documents, and how this compares to discussions around cars. Sustainable forms of transport, such as cycling, are a key issue for cities across the globe, including smart cities, while transport is increasingly becoming part of the Internet of Things (IoT). This article contributes to an understanding of how cars and bicycles are discussed in this context. To do so, 39 relevant EC policy documents (2014–2018) were identified and examined through keyword searches and rigorous document analysis. The results show how the vast majority of policy discussions in this area revolve around cars (including autonomous cars and smart vehicles), while cycling is hardly considered, with a strong affinity between IoT and cars. In addition, recent EC policy debates take place more around IoT than around Smart Cities, while sustainability is not considered much in the IoT context. The conclusion highlights the implications of sustainable urban modes of transport such as cycling being absent from IoT/smart debates, including lack of policy visibility and funding opportunities, underlining the significance of this research, and it also makes policy suggestions for addressing these issues and for future research.

scholarly journals Role and Importance of IoT in the Smart City and E-Governance

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
MUHAMMAD SAQIB ◽  
Nadia Al-Muqrashi
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Smart Cameras ◽  
The Government ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Internet Of Things

In the recent years, developments growth have been rising in utilizing of recent technologies; Smart cities have been furnished with various electronic devices concentrated on the Internet of Things (IoT) to be more smarter than before. The Internet of Things is empowered by various emerging technologies such as smart cameras, sensors, wireless communication devices etc. Smart cities are huge systems connected with countless sub-systems, and these systems are depending on the electricity to move the human, things, and data to share information. Without electric power and Internet of Things, the smart city cannot be achieved and services cannot be provided. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive concept of IoT, the smart city as well as the relationship of Smart Cities to IoT. Moreover, an extensive review of the relationship of IoT to the smart city discussed with few instances of services provided by the government using IoT technologies for the citizens. Therefore the objects and applications which come under the IoT technology that can be used to meet the objective of having a smart city. In this paper, a thorough literature on the concept of IoT with Smart City and a brief comparison of it in terms of services, challenges, and issues are discussed. Also the discussion on the issues faced by service providers with regards to technologies used to equip the citizens with up to date services.

scholarly journals Role of Internet of Things (IoT) and Crowdsourcing in Smart City Projects

Smart Cities ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 1276-1292
Author(s):  
Isam Shahrour ◽  
Xiongyao Xie
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
City Development ◽  
Mobile Crowdsourcing ◽  
The Internet Of Things

This paper presents and discusses the role of the Internet of Things (IoT) and crowdsourcing in constructing smart cities. The literature review shows an important and increasing concern of the scientific community for these three issues and their association as support for urban development. Based on an extensive literature review, the paper first presents the smart city concept, emphasizing smart city architecture and the role of data in smart city solutions. The second part presents the Internet of Things, focusing on IoT technology, the use of IoT in smart city applications, and security. Finally, the paper presents crowdsourcing with particular attention to mobile crowdsourcing and its role in smart cities. The paper shows that IoT and crowdsourcing have a crucial role in two fundamental layers of smart city applications, namely, the data collection and services layers. Since these two layers ensure the connection between the physical and digital worlds, they constitute the central pillars of smart city projects. The literature review also shows that the smart city development still requires stronger cooperation between the smart city technology-centered research, mainly based on the IoT, and the smart city citizens-centered research, mainly based on crowdsourcing. This cooperation could beneficiate in recent developments in the field of crowdsensing that combines IoT and crowdsourcing.

scholarly journals State of Art Survey for IoT Effects on Smart City Technology: Challenges, Opportunities, and Solutions

2021 ◽  
pp. 32-48
Author(s):  
Rondik J. Hassan ◽  
Subhi R. M. Zeebaree ◽  
Siddeeq Y. Ameen ◽  
Shakir Fattah Kak ◽  
Mohammed A. M. Sadeeq ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Grids ◽  
Human Population ◽  
Mobile Apps ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The City ◽  
The Internet Of Things ◽  
State Of Art

Automation frees workers from excessive human involvement to promote ease of use while still reducing their input of labor. There are about 2 billion people on Earth who live in cities, which means about half of the human population lives in an urban environment. This number is rising which places great problems for a greater number of people, increased traffic, increased noise, increased energy consumption, increased water use, and land pollution, and waste. Thus, the issue of security, coupled with sustainability, is expected to be addressed in cities that use their brain. One of the most often used methodologies for creating a smart city is the Internet of Things (IoT). IoT connectivity is understood to be the very heart of the city of what makes a smart city. such as sensor networks, wearables, mobile apps, and smart grids that have been developed to harness the city's most innovative connectivity technology to provide services and better control its citizens The focus of this research is to clarify and showcase ways in which IoT technology can be used in infrastructure projects for enhancing both productivity and responsiveness.

scholarly journals Blockchains: Improve the Scalability and Efficiency of Conventional Blockchain by Providing a Lightweight Block Mining and Communication Algorithm

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 737-745
Author(s):  
Subba Rao Peram ◽  
Premamayudu Bulla
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Hybrid Approach ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Public Key ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Byzantine Fault Tolerance ◽  
Complex Issue ◽  
The Internet Of Things

To provide secure and reliable services using the internet of things (IoT) in the smart cities/villages is a challenging and complex issue. A high throughput and resilient services are required to process vast data generated by the smart city/villages that felicitates to run the applications of smart city. To provide security and privacy a scalable blockchain (BC) mechanism is a necessity to integrate the scalable ledger and transactions limit in the BC. In this paper, we investigated the available solutions to improve its scalability and efficiency. However, most of the algorithms are not providing the better solution to achieve scalability for the smart city data. Here, proposed and implemented a hybrid approach to improve the scalability and rate of transactions on BC using practical Byzantine fault tolerance and decentralized public key algorithms. The proposed Normachain is compares our results with the existing model. The results show that the transaction rate got improved by 6.43% and supervision results got improved by 17.78%.

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS FOR SMART CITIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (02) ◽  
pp. 19-24
Author(s):  
Vishv Patel ◽  
Devansh Shah ◽  
Nishant Doshi
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Emerging Technologies ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The World ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
The City ◽  
The Internet Of Things ◽  
Day By Day

The large deployment of the Internet of Things (IoT) is empowering Smart City tasks and activities everywhere throughout the world. Items utilized in day-by-day life are outfitted with IoT devices and sensors to make them interconnected and connected with the internet. Internet of Things (IoT) is a vital piece of a smart city that tremendously impact on all the city sectors, for example, governance, healthcare, mobility, pollution, and transportation. This all connected IoT devices will make the cities smart. As different smart city activities and undertakings have been propelled in recent times, we have seen the benefits as well as the risks. This paper depicts the primary challenges and weaknesses of applying IoT innovations dependent on smart city standards. Moreover, this paper points the outline of the technologies and applications of the smart cities.

scholarly journals A Neural Network-Based Sustainable Data Dissemination through Public Transportation for Smart Cities

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
pp. 10327
Author(s):  
Rashmi Munjal ◽  
William Liu ◽  
Xue Jun Li ◽  
Jairo Gutierrez
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Big Data ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Arrival Time ◽  
Data Dissemination ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Smart Healthcare ◽  
Dissemination System

In recent years, there has been a big data revolution in smart cities dues to multiple disciplines such as smart healthcare, smart transportation, and smart community. However, most services in these areas of smart cities have become data-driven, thus generating big data that require sharing, storing, processing, and analysis, which ultimately consumes massive amounts of energy. The accumulation process of these data from different areas of a smart city is a challenging issue. Therefore, researchers have started aiming at the Internet of vehicles (IoV), in which smart vehicles are equipped with computing and storage capabilities to communicate with surrounding infrastructure. In this paper, we propose a subcategory of IoV as the Internet of buses (IoB), where public buses enable a service as a data carrier in a smart city by introducing a neural network-based sustainable data dissemination system (NESUDA), where opportunistic sensing comprises delay-tolerant data collection, processing and disseminating from one place to another place around the city. The objective was to use public transport to carry data from one place to another and to reduce the traffic from traditional networks and energy consumption. An advanced neural network (NN) algorithm was applied to locate the realistic arrival time of public buses for data allocation. We used the Auckland transport (AT) buses data set from the transport agency to validate our model for the level of accuracy in predicted bus arrival time and scheduled arrival time to disseminate data using bus services. Data were uploaded onto buses as per their dwelling time at each stop and terminals within the coverage area of deployed RSU. The offloading capacity of our proposed data dissemination system showed that it could be utilized to effectively complement traditional data networks. Moreover, the maximum offloading capacity at each parent stop could reach up to 360 GB with a huge saving of energy consumption.

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