Sampling blockchain-enabled smart city applications among South Korea, the United States and China

Kim, Soomin; Zhang, Ailing; Liao, Ruizhi; Zheng, Wenjun; Hu, Zhixian; Sun, Zhenglong

doi:10.3233/scs-210120

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“…The accountability of the urban water authority can become more sustainable within the framework of blockchain. Alnahari and Ariaratnam [120], Lukić et al [121], Makani et al [122], Kim et al [123], and Kumar et al [124] investigate the possible blockchain application for smart cities. It is summarized that blockchain has the potential to enhance water security and accountability through the distribution of transparent, secure ledger accounts.…”

Section: Urban Water Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Blockchain Opportunities for Water Resources Management: A Comprehensive Review

Satilmisoglu,

Sermet,

Kurt

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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Blockchain technology has been used for the digitalization of physical asset management and data management processes in many areas in the industry and academia, including the water domain. Its potential as an immutable data storage system and smart contract integration has provided a plethora of use cases and utility in the domain of hydrology and water resources. This systematic review critically examines the application of blockchain technology in the field of water resources and hydrology. By analyzing 104 academic publications and 37 non-academic studies from 2017 to 15 October 2022, this paper identifies the current state of blockchain applications in water management, delineates their potential use cases, and assesses their practical utility and scalability. Despite the theoretical promise of blockchain for enhancing water governance, data security, and stakeholder trust, the review reveals a noticeable gap between theoretical potential and the existence of workable, real-time applications specifically in water resources management. The findings indicate that while blockchain technology has been effectively implemented in various sectors, its adoption in hydrological domain is still emerging, with limited empirical evidence to support full-scale deployment. The paper concludes with a call for more empirical research to validate theoretical benefits, address scalability and interoperability challenges, and integrate blockchain technology with real-time data networks for sustainable water management practices.

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Section: Urban Water Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Blockchain Opportunities for Water Resources Management: A Comprehensive Review

Satilmisoglu,

Sermet,

Kurt

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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“…The accountability of the urban water authority can become more sustainable within the framework of blockchain. Alnahari and Ariaratnam (2022), Lukić et al (2022), Makani et al (2022), Kim et al (2022) and Kumar et al (2022) investigate the possible blockchain application for smart cities. It is summarized that blockchain has the potential to enhance water security and accountability through the distribution of transparent, secure ledger accounts.…”

Section: Urban Water Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Blockchain Applications and Opportunities for Water Resources and Hydrology: A Systematic Review

Satilmsioglu¹,

Sermet²,

Demir³

2023

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Although blockchain technology was first applied for peer-to-peer financial transactions, it has been used for the digitalization of physical asset management and data management processes in many areas in the industry and academia, including the water domain. Its potential as an immutable data storage system and smart contract integration has provided a plethora of use cases and utility in the domain of hydrology and water resources. In this article, a comprehensive systematic literature review on blockchain applications, opportunities and challenges for the water sector is conducted. The study provides the examination of academic publications, technical reports, whitepapers, hackathon projects, non-academic content and evaluation of the published year, focused hydrology sub-domain, utilized blockchain networks, tools, and development level of application of reviewed content. The current status of blockchain technology in the hydrology literature, potential application areas in the water sector, research gaps, and challenges are discussed from different perspectives, and future study areas are recommended.

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“…However, when authors discuss SC enablers, most focus on technical issues related to ICT ( Puron-Cid & Gil-Garcia, 2022 ; Czupich, 2019 ; Lučić, Weber & Lovrek, 2016 ; El et al, 2016 ), or technologies like IoT ( Shah & Mishra, 2016 ; Santos et al, 2018 ; Evertzen, Effing & Constantinides, 2019 ; Peneti et al, 2021a , 2021b ), 4G or 5G ( Lynggaard & Skouby, 2015 ; Loghin et al, 2020 ), Big Data ( Vuppalapati et al, 2017 ; Bergamini et al, 2018 ), Cloud ( Tei & Gurgen, 2014 ), AI ( Nikitas et al, 2020 ; Soomro et al, 2018 ; Bhushan et al, 2022 ), Blockchain ( Hakiri & Gokhale, 2021 ; Kim et al, 2022 ), and so on.…”

Section: Literature Bibliometric and Documentary Reviewmentioning

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Guidelines for a participatory Smart City model to address Amazon’s urban environmental problems

da Silva

2023

PeerJ Computer Science

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Climate change is a global challenge, and the Brazilian Amazon Forest is a particular concern due to the possibility of reaching a tipping point that could amplify environmental crises. Despite many studies on the Amazon Forest, this research was conducted in Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state, to address five gaps, including the lack of local citizen consultation on urban environmental issues, Smart Cities, decarbonization, and disruptive technologies. This study holds significance for the academy community, government bodies, policymakers, and investors, as it offers novel insights into the Amazon region and proposes a model to engage citizens in Smart Cities. This model could also guide other municipalities aspiring for participatory sustainable development with a decarbonization focus, mitigating future risks, and protecting future generations. Basically, it is an explanatory and applied study that employs mixed methods, including literature, bibliometric and documentary reviews, two questionnaires, and descriptive statistical approaches, organized in four phases to reach the following goals: (a) provide information on the main challenges facing humanity, the Brazilian Amazon state, and the city of Manaus; (b) identify the best Smart City approaches for engaging citizens in solving urban problems; (c) contextualize and consult Manaus City Hall about the effectiveness of the Smart City project; (d) investigate the perceptions of citizens living in Manaus on the main city’s environmental problems, as well as their level of knowledge and interest on issues related to Smart Cities, decarbonization, and disruptive technologies; (e) propose a participatory Smart City model with recommendations. Among the result, the study found that the term “Smart City” dominates scholarly publications among nineteen urban-related terms, and the five main environmental problems in Manaus are an increase in stream pollution, garbage accumulation, insufficient urban afforestation, air pollution, and traffic congestion. Although citizens are willing to help, the majority lack knowledge on Smart City and Decarbonized City issues, but there is a considerable interest in training related to these issues, as well as disruptive technologies. It was found that Amsterdam, Melbourne, Montreal, San Francisco, Seoul, and Taipei all have a formal model to engage citizens in solving their urban problems. The main conclusion is that, after 6 years, the Smart City Project in Manaus is a political fallacy, as no model, especially with a citizen participatory approach, has been effectively adopted. In addition, after conducting a literature and documentary review and analyzing 25 benchmark Smart Cities, the P5 model and the Citizen Engagement Kit model are proposed with 120 approaches and guidelines for addressing the main environmental problems by including Manaus’ citizens in the Smart City and/or decarbonization journey.

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Sampling blockchain-enabled smart city applications among South Korea, the United States and China

Cited by 4 publications

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Blockchain Opportunities for Water Resources Management: A Comprehensive Review

Blockchain Opportunities for Water Resources Management: A Comprehensive Review

Blockchain Applications and Opportunities for Water Resources and Hydrology: A Systematic Review

Guidelines for a participatory Smart City model to address Amazon’s urban environmental problems

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