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Ice Publishing Energy And Mobility In Smart Cities by William J Nuttall David V Gibson Dariusz Trzmielak AndAlejandro Ibarra-Yunez
Energy and Mobility in Smart Cities brings together a collection of expert perspectives focusing on key themes underlying successful Smart City developments. With a particular emphasis on developments relating to energy and mobility, the book provides a far-reaching analysis of key drivers of innovation and potential opportunities and challenges associated with the rise of digital infrastructure and smart cities technology. The book is divided into four parts covering (1) the changing nature of communities in the digital age, (2) mobility in smart cities, including on the development of autonomous smart vehicles, and key innovations in logistics and transport. (3) Energy in the smart city, covering electricity markets in transition economies and the role of renewable energy in future smart energy systems; and (4) Smart City governance and the political issues shaping the smart future, including the principles of sustainable development, inclusivity and transparency in smart city development. Together the chapters emphasise the importance of engineers working across disciplinary boundaries, and of adopting an integrated approach for successful Smart City development. Energy and Mobility in Smart Cities will provide engineering professionals, and also researchers working on Smart City development, with an engaging study of the breadth of activities currently being advanced through engineering and technology.