Smart Cities and Urban Mobility for Innovation and Sustainability

Urban Policies and Mobility Trends in Italian Smart Cities

This study uses indicators to evaluate the progress made by Italian cities in the smart mobility sector, in order to understand how these cities have approached the new guidelines imposed by the European Union, and how they have implemented the European changes. Specifically, this study analyses the evolution of public transportation systems, using a sample of twenty-two Italian cities for thre...

Smart Cities, Big Data, and Sustainability Union

Media convergence has changed relationships between existing technologies, industries, markets, and audiences. Smart cities are seen as the logical outcome of media convergence. Big Data form the basis and the output of smart technologies. In the last twenty years, there has been much discussion on smart cities, big data, and the need for sustainability in technological endeavors. This article ...

Fostering Smart Mobility for Middle Sized Cities

Urban Mobility systems play an increasingly important role in the way people move around their communities and how communities develop. Despite the significant benefits to using public transportation, many potential riders are reluctant to utilize public transportation. In this current situation, cities and communities are increasing efforts to provide multiple solutions for urban mobility and ...

Energy Consumption and Lifetime of Wireless Sensor Networks Applications in Smart Cities: Simulation for Urban Mobility

From now to 2030, the world urban mobility will increase by 50%. This increase will be mainly performed in developing countries which already suffer from congestion traffic especially in large cities where road traffic reaches a high density. This situation leads to a serious impact on the economic and social growth. The urban traffic management has become an essential factor. Within the framew...

Green Cities, the Search for Sustainability, and Urban Environmental History