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A smart city guideline based on the main standard activities
| Resumo: | Cities are growing at an unprecedented rate and is expected that by the year 2050, 70% of the world’s population will live in cities. This rapid urban growth led to increased traffic congestion, pollution, energy consumption and social inequalities in some cities. To ensure the survival of future generations, cities have to become ”smarter”. A possible solution to the problems previously stated is to adapt the Internet of Things (IoT) to cities, where thousands of devices are permanently monitoring critical city’s parameters. Adapting this concept to implement sustainable programs, with the main goal of increasing the quality of life in cities, led to the idea of ”Smart Cities”. In a Smart City, new information and communication technologies are used to ensure a sustainable urban development for all citizens. To ensure that Smart City activities are implemented in the right way, a correct use of the main standards in force is crucial. Standardization can help to maximize interoperability between different stakeholders while ensuring compatibility with previous projects. This dissertation aims at presenting a Smart City Guideline, through an in-depth characterization and study of the main Smart City standards. From the study of the main standards, it is possible to draw metrics that can result in a guideline of good practices for implementing initiatives in this new challenging environment. This guideline can and should be used by governments and organizations that want to implement sustainable urban programs, regardless of the area and number of inhabitants on their cities. |
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| Autores principais: | Barros, João Silva |
| Assunto: | Engenharia e Tecnologia::Engenharia Eletrotécnica, Eletrónica e Informática |
| Ano: | 2018 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | dissertação de mestrado |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade do Minho |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho |
| Resumo: | Cities are growing at an unprecedented rate and is expected that by the year 2050, 70% of the world’s population will live in cities. This rapid urban growth led to increased traffic congestion, pollution, energy consumption and social inequalities in some cities. To ensure the survival of future generations, cities have to become ”smarter”. A possible solution to the problems previously stated is to adapt the Internet of Things (IoT) to cities, where thousands of devices are permanently monitoring critical city’s parameters. Adapting this concept to implement sustainable programs, with the main goal of increasing the quality of life in cities, led to the idea of ”Smart Cities”. In a Smart City, new information and communication technologies are used to ensure a sustainable urban development for all citizens. To ensure that Smart City activities are implemented in the right way, a correct use of the main standards in force is crucial. Standardization can help to maximize interoperability between different stakeholders while ensuring compatibility with previous projects. This dissertation aims at presenting a Smart City Guideline, through an in-depth characterization and study of the main Smart City standards. From the study of the main standards, it is possible to draw metrics that can result in a guideline of good practices for implementing initiatives in this new challenging environment. This guideline can and should be used by governments and organizations that want to implement sustainable urban programs, regardless of the area and number of inhabitants on their cities. |
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