Developing and Monitoring Smart Environments for Intelligent Cities

Product Description In recent years, intelligent cities, also known as smart cities or cognitive cities, have become a perceived solution for improving the quality of life of citizens while boosting the efficiency of city services and processes. This new vision involves the integration of various sectors of society through the use of the internet of things. By continuing to enhance research for the better development of the smart environments needed to sustain intelligent cities, citizens will be empowered to provision the e-services provided by the city, city officials will have the ability to interact directly with the community as well as monitor digital environments, and smart communities will be developed where citizens can enjoy improved quality of life.Developing and Monitoring Smart Environments for Intelligent Cities compiles the latest research on the development, management, and monitoring of digital cities and intelligent environments into one complete reference source. The book contains chapters that examine current technologies and the future use of internet of things frameworks as well as device connectivity approaches, communication protocols, security challenges, and their inherent issues and limitations. Including unique coverage on topics such as connected vehicles for smart transportation, security issues for smart homes, and building smart cities for the blind, this reference is ideal for practitioners, urban developers, urban planners, academicians, researchers, and students. About the Author Professor Zaigham Mahmood is a researcher and author. He has an M.Sc. in Mathematics, M.Sc. in Computer Science, and Ph.D. in Modelling of Phase Equilibria. Dr Mahmood is a Technology Consultant at Debesis Education UK, associate Lecturer at University of Northampton UK, Professor Extraordinaire at North West University in South Africa and Professor at Shijiazhuang Tiedao university Heibi china. He has also served as a Foreign Professor at NUST and IIUI Islamabad Pakistan. Professor Mahmood is author/editor of 30 books on topics including e-government, cloud computing, IoT, IoV, data science, smart cities, and software engineering. One of his text books has been translated in Chinese and Korean languages. He is also the author of more than 150 research papers. Additionally, Professor Mahmood is also Editor-in-Chief of Journal of E-Government Studies and Best Practices (IBIMA), and Editor in Chief of IGI book series on E-Government and Digital Divide.