Smart cities as a solution for reducing urban waste and pollution /

"This book examines emergent research on smart innovations within built urban environments, featuring best practices and theoretical frameworks, as well as potential issues in the implementation of smart and green technology in urban settings"--

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Group Author: Hua, Goh Bee, 1964- (Editor)
Published: Information Science Reference,
Publisher Address: Hershey, PA :
Publication Dates: [2016]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Advances in environmental engineering and green technologies (AEEGT) book series. 2326-9162
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Summary: "This book examines emergent research on smart innovations within built urban environments, featuring best practices and theoretical frameworks, as well as potential issues in the implementation of smart and green technology in urban settings"--
Carrier Form: xxi, 362 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781522503026
1522503021
Index Number: HT166
CLC: TU984
Call Number: TU984/S636-2
Contents: Preface -- Acknowledgment -- Smart building components and systems -- Sustainable construction materials / Rahul V. Ralegaonkar, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, India, Mangesh V. Madurwar, National Institute of Construction Management and Research, India, Vishakha V. Sakhare, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, India -- Smart innovations for buildings -- Simulating passive design strategies of rural residential buildings in severe cold regions of northeast China / Meng Zhen, Harbin Institute of Technology, People's Republic of China, Cheng Sun, Harbin Institute of Technology, People's Republic of China, Bee Hua Goh, National University of Singapore, Singapore -- Smart homes and sustainable energy in Nigeria / Sola Oni, Pan Atlantic University, Nigeria -- Smart innovations for infrastructures -- Increase of transportation efficiencies and emission reduction within a city / Christian Jenne, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany -- Towards smart urban transportation system in Harare, Zimbabwe / Elmond Bandauko, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe, Tinashe Bobo, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe, Gladys Mandisvika, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe -- Smart innovations for cities and communities -- Accounting for noise pollution in planning of smart cities / Ahmed W. A. Hammad, The University of New South Wales, Australia, Ali Akbarnezhad, The University of New South Wales, Australia, David Rey, The University of New South Wales, Australia -- Quality of resilient cities, the issue of urban waste : waste management as part of urban metabolism / Elzbieta Dagny Rynska, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland, Anna Teresa Oniszk-Poplawska, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland, Urszula Kozminska, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland -- Utilization of SVM, LSSVM and GP for predicting the medical waste generation / Jagan J., VIT University, India, Huseyin Dalkiliç, Erzincan University, Turkey, Pijush Samui, VIT University, India -- Smart and resilient neighborhood : understanding the potential of pune city / Shekhar Vishnu Nagargoje, National Institute of Construction Management and Research, India, Gaurvav Krishna Somani, National Institute of Construction Management and Research, India, Mehul Manjibhai Sutaria, National Institute of Construction Management and Research, India, Navneet Jha, National Institute of Construction Management and Research, India -- Smart resilience : the resilience dimension of smart cities / Jing Pan, Joint Construction Management Engineering Institute, People's Republic of China, Xing Su, Southern Illinois University, USA -- Total quality management in smart city development / Yomi Babatunde, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa -- Compilation of references -- About the contributors -- Index.