A Review of Smart Cities Based on the Internet of Things Concept

Saber Talari, Miadreza Shafie-khah, Pierluigi Siano, Vincenzo Loia, Aurelio Tommasetti and João P. S. Catalão
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Saber Talari: C-MAST, University of Beira Interior, R. Fonte do Lameiro, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal
Miadreza Shafie-khah: C-MAST, University of Beira Interior, R. Fonte do Lameiro, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal
Pierluigi Siano: Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
Vincenzo Loia: Department of Management & Innovation Systems, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
Aurelio Tommasetti: Department of Management & Innovation Systems, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
João P. S. Catalão: C-MAST, University of Beira Interior, R. Fonte do Lameiro, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal

Energies, 2017, vol. 10, issue 4, 1-23

Abstract: With the expansion of smart meters, like the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), and the Internet of Things (IoT), each smart city is equipped with various kinds of electronic devices. Therefore, equipment and technologies enable us to be smarter and make various aspects of smart cities more accessible and applicable. The goal of the current paper is to provide an inclusive review on the concept of the smart city besides their different applications, benefits, and advantages. In addition, most of the possible IoT technologies are introduced, and their capabilities to merge into and apply to the different parts of smart cities are discussed. The potential application of smart cities with respect to technology development in the future provides another valuable discussion in this paper. Meanwhile, some practical experiences all across the world and the key barriers to its implementation are thoroughly expressed.

Keywords: cloud platform; Internet of Things (IoT); smart city; demand response (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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