Advances on Smart Cities and Smart Buildings

Abstract

Modern cities are facing the challenge of combining competitiveness on a global city scale and sustainable urban development to become smart cities [...]

Exploring the Contribution of Advanced Systems in Smart City Development for the Regeneration of Urban Industrial Heritage

“…However, the official determination of the scope of deteriorated urban areas in Iran is based on council approval for urban planning and architecture, utilizing three indicators: the fineness of the fabric, building density, and structural instability. It raises the question of whether these physical indicators alone are sufficient for identifying worn-out areas or if additional indicators should be considered for renovation purposes [28][29][30][31][32]. It appears imperative to include social and economic indicators alongside physical indicators to comprehensively identify and rank these areas.…”

“…Recent experiences have demonstrated that local autonomy and strong democratic foundations in local governments, particularly in countries with highly centralized systems, contribute to successful city management. Democratic governments necessitate ongoing and transparent accountability to local residents [29][30][31][32][33]. This article contributes to the existing body of knowledge by exploring the untapped potential of smart city development in revitalizing urban industrial heritage and traditional industrial blocks.…”

Public Perceptions About Smart Cities: Governance and Quality-of-Life in Hong Kong

“…Operationalizing the concept of ‘quality-of-life’ can be done numerous ways, and for this study centers on five dimensions of the public user experience with smart cities: technologies for smart buildings, energy and the environment, mobility and transportation, education, and health. 3 The literature exploring how smart cities contribute to these operationalizations is growing: buildings (Chang et al, 2020 ; Kumar et al, 2017 ; Kylili & Fokaides, 2015 ; Moreno et al, 2014 ; Morvaj et al, 2011 ; Roccotelli & Mangini, 2022 ), energy (Anthony et al, 2020 ; Brenna et al, 2012 ; Calvillo et al, 2016 ; Cortese et al, 2022 ; Strielkowski et al, 2020 ), natural environment (Bacco et al, 2017 ; Lin & Cheung, 2020 ; Montori et al, 2017 ; Nold, 2020 ; Viitanen & Kingston, 2014 ; Zhang, 2023 ), mobility and transportation (Al Nuaimi et al, 2015 ; Cassandras, 2017 ; Oliveira et al, 2020 ; Persaud et al, 2017 ; Rani & Sharma, 2023 ), education (Gomede et al, 2018 ; Hughes, 2014 ; Namiot et al, 2017 ; Sadeh et al, 2020 ; Tham & Verhulsdonck, 2023 ), and health (Hilal et al, 2022 ; Paolini et al, 2016 ; Pérez-Roman et al, 2020 ; Pramanik et al, 2017 ; Sampri et al, 2016 ; Singh, 2022 ; Solanas et al, 2014 ). These applications of smart city technologies arguably encompass most facets of urban life, and their relevance as a policy issue is clearly expressed in the literature.…”

Incorporating Cyber Threat Intelligence into Complex Cyber-Physical Systems: A STIX Model for Active Buildings

“…Such services sustain residential customers, business activities, and industrial organisations in an unprecedented scale. Smart buildings play a key role in the smart grid [4], as not only do they consume energy as traditional buildings, but they also produce (and store) energy from renewable sources. A great deal of smart grid infrastructure elements is exposed, however, to constant malicious activity [5][6][7][8].…”

“…An active building can be seen as a CPS, or an organised assembling of multiple CPSs, with capabilities to distribute energy, or exchange energy with other active buildings, potentially selling it at different prices. They could function as individual power stations, supporting the wider grid and the local domain where they are located, implementing the notion of "buildings as power stations" [4,24]. Active buildings are not only different from traditional smart buildings and microgrids from an energetic perspective, but also from a cybersecurity perspective: indeed, Figure 1 illustrates how additional communication and power links need to be setup [25,26].…”