Smart Economy in Smart Cities

Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 3-76

  Vinod Kumar, T M ^a   Dahiya, Bharat ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT   (India)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Challenge of smart cities; Collaborative research programme; Democratization of smart ICTs; Smart cities standards; Smart city system; Smart economy; Smart economy unique in a smart city; Sustainable models of smart cities; Transition to smart economy in smart cities theory and practice; Urbanizing world

Indexed keywords

EID: 85065830531     PISSN: 21982546     EISSN: 21982554     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-1610-3_1     Document Type: Chapter

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