Environmental Monitoring for Smart Cities

Bacco, Manlio; Delmastro, Franca; Ferro, Erina; Gotta, Alberto

doi:10.1109/jsen.2017.2722819

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“…Currently, measurements take place only in one point of the city, where there is an air quality monitoring station. This can be achieved by organizing more air quality measurement points using modern sensors (Bacco et al, 2017;Ignac-Nowicka, 2016) in a stationary or mobile method. In mobile measurements, small, light measuring devices are often used, for example, mounted on unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) (Piechoczek et al, 2017) or in mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets (Dutta et al, 2017).…”

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Towards Smart City: Influence of Air Pollution on the Local Community of the Zabrze City in Surveys and Field Research

Ignac-Nowicka

2018

Multidisciplinary Aspects of Production Engineering

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The results of the conducted pilot research indicated the basic local problems of the residents of Zabrze city. The purpose of the next research was to answer the question: how to improve the quality of life of residents in a city with significant air pollution. Activities aimed at this goal are inscribed in the idea of "smart city". The article presents the results of pilot measurements of air pollution with toxic gases in the Zabrze city in the Silesian agglomeration (Poland). Field studies at selected locations in the city concerned measurements of nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide and carbon dioxide. The aim of these studies was to identify areas of the city with significant air pollution with toxic gases in order to plan further detailed research. Made measurements showed the appearance of the local problem of accumulation of pollutants in several areas of the city. The results obtained were compared with surveys conducted among residents of the Zabrze city. The aim of the survey was to examine the respondents' awareness of: the location of areas with noticeable air pollution and health problems resulting from air pollution in the place of residence. The article also presents a plan of possible actions for the city of Zabrze within the framework of the "smart city" idea to improve the quality of life of the local city community in conditions of increased emission of gas pollution in the city.

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Towards Smart City: Influence of Air Pollution on the Local Community of the Zabrze City in Surveys and Field Research

Ignac-Nowicka

2018

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“…While some attempts at integration has been done in the context of environmental monitoring, involving sensors for temperature, relative humidity, dew point, gas, wind, rain, and atmospheric pressure [49,50], the benefits of integration extend to traffic monitoring, where sensor readings are complemented with contextual data. Traffic monitoring is conducted by sensing capabilities, the GPS receivers installed on modern vehicles and a mixture of air quality sensor and acoustic sensors along the given road [51].…”

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An Interdisciplinary Review of Smart Vehicular Traffic and Its Applications and Challenges

Fiore

Florea

Lechuga

2019

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Sensors and intelligent applications enabling smart vehicular traffic create an opportunity for improving the welfare of people, from the viewpoints of efficiency, sustainability, and social inclusivity. Like the opportunities, challenges of such an endeavour are multifaceted, including the scalable collection and processing of the hefty data volumes generated by sensors, and the coordinated operation between selfish agents. The purpose of this work is to survey recent literature with an emphasis on applications and a multidisciplinary eye, with the aim of stimulating discussion and reflection in the scientific communities. The principal application areas of smart traffic and smart mobility are discussed, synthesizing different perspectives. Many intriguing areas for future research exist besides those relative to connectivity, data fusion, and privacy. Some research challenges pertinent to sustainability, insurance, simulation and the handling of ambiguous information are highlighted.

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“…On the one hand, these programs focus on people and citizens living in intelligent cities, on the other hand, on the interdependencies between a given smart city and the context in which it is embedded (Szafraniec, 2017, Boryczka, 2016. An important element of city management is the management of natural resources of urban areas in such a way as to ensure the comfort of living for city dwellers (Bacco et al, 2017, Cooper & Alley, 2011. This article analyzes the needs of residents against the background of pollution of the natural environment, in particular air pollution in the city area.…”

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Smart City idea: use of people's opinions on the environmental threats for intelligent management of the city

Ignac-Nowicka

Zarebinska²,

Kaniak³

2019

Multidisciplinary Aspects of Production Engineering

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Managing the natural environment in the city is an important element of city management. Smart city authorities should take into account the opinion of residents about the comfort of living in the urban environment management strategy. A very important element of the natural environment in the city is air quality, which significantly affects the comfort of living in the city. The article presents surveys of opinions of the residents of a selected city in Silesia in Poland. The respondents' knowledge on the sources of air pollution in the city, the perceived health effects resulting from polluted atmospheric air and the expectations of residents towards the city authorities were examined using the anonymous questionnaire method. Residents' behavior in the situation of increased air pollution was also examined. On the basis of surveys, prophylactic pro-ecological activities were identified with the highest degree of acceptance of the local community as potential directions of urban environment management. The implementation of such activities, taking into account the opinions and preferences of the residents, is part of the co-management of the intelligent city.

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Environmental Monitoring for Smart Cities

Cited by 71 publications

References 16 publications

Towards Smart City: Influence of Air Pollution on the Local Community of the Zabrze City in Surveys and Field Research

Towards Smart City: Influence of Air Pollution on the Local Community of the Zabrze City in Surveys and Field Research

An Interdisciplinary Review of Smart Vehicular Traffic and Its Applications and Challenges

Smart City idea: use of people's opinions on the environmental threats for intelligent management of the city

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