March 2022
Intermediate to advanced
166 pages
5h 51m
English
DOI: 10.1201/9781003272199-102
Negin Minaei
Most countries do not collect comprehensive data and statistics on emissions and energy consumption, but without enough data, decision-making on appropriate policies to mitigate climate change seems impossible. Smart Cities were supposed to use technology and build intelligent and smart infrastructure for cities to help them achieve social and environmental sustainability and become resilient so they can recover from the consequences of climate change. But the main goal of the Smart City concept has changed over time to becoming intelligent societies using more smart devices such as smartphones, wearables, etc. and relying more on electricity and the Internet. It seems that the current ...