Search for dissertations about: "smart cities challenges"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 swedish dissertations containing the words smart cities challenges.
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1. The Smart City – how smart can ’IT’ be? : Discourses on digitalisation in policy and planning of urban development
Abstract : Cities are facing many challenges; challenges linked to world-wide trends like urbanisation, climate changes and globalisation. In parallel to these trends, we have seen a rapid digitalisation in and of different parts of society. READ MORE
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2. Smart Cities and Big Data Analytics : A Data-Driven Decision-Making Perspective
Abstract : The phenomenon of digitalization has led to the emergence of a new term—big data. Big data refers to the vast volumes of digital data characterized by its volume, velocity, variety, veracity, and value. READ MORE
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3. Crowdsensing-driven Route Optimisation Algorithms for Smart Urban Mobility
Abstract : Urban mobility is often considered as one of the main facilitators for greener and more sustainable urban development. However, nowadays it requires a significant shift towards cleaner and more efficient urban transport which would support for increased social and economic concentration of resources in cities. READ MORE
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4. Wireless Sensor Networks in Smart Cities : The Monitoring of Water Distribution Networks Case
Abstract : The development of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) is making it possible to monitor our cities. Due to the small size of the sensor nodes, and their capabilities of transmitting data remotely, they can be deployed at locations that are not easy or impossible to access, such as the pipelines of water distribution networks (WDNs), which plays an important role in protecting environment and securing public health. READ MORE
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5. Synergy between Photovoltaic Power Generation and Electric Vehicle Charging in Urban Energy Systems : Optimization Models for Smart Charging and Vehicle-to-Grid
Abstract : Cities are responsible for around 75% of global primary energy use and 70% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, with buildings and urban mobility being two key contributors. Actions to reduce GHG emissions have been promoted and implemented in many countries in the world. READ MORE