Smart cities in the Gulf : current state, opportunities, and challenges
Edited by Wael A. Samad, Elie Azar
- Singapore : Palgrave Macmilan, c2019.
- xiii, 292 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
I Introduction 1.Smart Cities in the Gulf: An Overview / Elie Azar 2.Book Structure / Elie Azar pt. II Frameworks and Governance 3.An Impact-Driven Smart Sustainable City Framework to Address Urban Challenges: Smart Dubai Experience / Okan Geray 4.Development of a National Smart City Initiatives Framework for the Kingdom of Bahrain: A Blueprint for Successful Smart Cities / Maan M. Aljawder 5.Smart-Governments for Smart Cities: The Case of Dubai Smart-Government / Ahmed Badran pt. III Resources and Infrastructure 6.Linking Smart Cities Concept to Energy-Water-Food Nexus: The Case of Masdar City in Abu Dhabi, UAE / Toufic Mezher 7.Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure for Smart Cities in the Gulf Cooperation Council: The Case of Electric Vehicle Charging / Prashant Kumar Soori 8.Intelligent Energy Management Within the Smart Cities: An EU-GCC Cooperation Opportunity / Sgouris Sgouridis Contents note continued: pt. IV Information and Communication Technology 9.The Influence of Big Data and IoT on Smart Cities / Muhieddin Amer 10.Opportunities and Challenges in Inter net-of-Things (IoT) Deployment for Smart Cities / Ali Raza pt. V Social Perspective 11.Dubai Happiness Agenda: Engineering the Happiest City on Earth / Ali Al-Azzawi 112.Smart Cities and Place Making: The "Sense of Place" in the Implementation of Smart Cities in the Arabian Gulf / Giovanna Potesta 13.Transnational GCC Triple-Helix Relations for Building Smart Cities Under Globalization / Rasmus Gjedsso Bertelsen pt. VI Conclusion 14.Outlook of the Future of Smart Cities in the Gulf / 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 themes including smart city frameworks and governance, resources and infrastructure, information and communication technologies, and the social perspective. In doing so, the book provides policy recommendations related to smart governance, as well as overall frameworks that cities can adopt in their process of transition, and knowledge that is integral to bridge the gap between various stakeholders in the Smart City milieu. This edited volume comprises extended versions of papers presented at a workshop held at the University of Cambridge, UK titled "Smart Cities in the GCC: Current State, Opportunities and Challenges."