Smart Cities in the Gulf Current State, Opportunities, and Challenges

Smart Cities in the Gulf Current State, Opportunities, and Challenges / edited by Wael A. Samad, Elie Azar.

In this edited volume, academics and practitioners from various disciplines investigate the challenges, opportunities and frameworks in the implementation of Smart Cities in the Gulf. The volume presents insightful analyses and identifies key lessons learned through case studies covering four main t...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Samad, Wael A. (Editor), Azar, Elie (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Industrial management—Environmental aspects.
Sustainable development.
Economic development—Environmental aspects.
Environmental education.
Sustainable architecture.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Smart Cities in GCC: an Overview
  • 2. Framework of Study and Book Organization
  • 3. An Impact Driven Smart Sustainable City Framework to Address Urban Challenges Smart Dubai Experience
  • 4. Development of a National Smart City Initiatives Framework for the Kingdom of Bahrain: A Blueprint for Successful Smart Cities
  • 5. Smart Governments for Smart Cities: the Case of Dubai Smart Government
  • 6. Linking Smart Cities Concept to Energy-Water-Food Nexus: The Case of Masdar City in Abu Dhabi UAE
  • 7. Transportation Infrastructure for Smart Cities in GCC: the Case of Electric Vehicle Charging
  • 8. Intelligent Energy Management within the Smart Cities: An EU-GCC Cooperation Opportunity
  • 9. The influence of Big Data and IoT in Smart Cities
  • 10. Opportunities and Challenges in Internet-of-Things (IoT) deployment for Smart Cities: A GCC Perspective
  • 11. Dubai Happiness Agenda: Engineering the Happiest City on Earth
  • 12. Smart Cities and Place Making: the sense of place in the implementation of Smart Cities through the Arabian Gulf
  • 13. Sino-GCC Strategic Knowledge Relations for Building Smart Cities
  • 14. Outlook of the future of smart cities in the Gulf.

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