Definition methodology for the smart cities model

Energy

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 326-332

  Lazaroiu, George Cristian ^a   Roscia, Mariacristina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy; Fuzzy logic; IEE project funding; Smart city model; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FUZZY LOGIC; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AMOUNT OF INFORMATION; CITY MODEL; CRITICAL FACTORS; ENERGY; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; FINAL DECISION; INNOVATIVE SYSTEMS; LOCAL PROBLEMS; POLICY MAKING; PROJECT FUNDING; URBAN MODEL;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

BIOINDICATOR; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; HOMOGENEITY; LANDSCAPE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLICY MAKING; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84868598720     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2012.09.028     Document Type: Article

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