Applications of IoT in Smart City: A Study (original) (raw)

The abstraction of smart city is getting more and more admissible for both academics and policy makers. Notwithstanding this, there is still confusion about what a smart city is, as a few comparative terms are frequently utilized interchangeably. This paper aims at clarifying the significance of the word “smart” with regard to the cities through an approach based on an in-depth literature review of international institutions. It also recognizes the main dimensions and elements characterizing a smart city. The diverse measurements of urban smartness are reviewed to demonstrate the requirement for a mutual meaning of what constitutes a smart city, which is its highlights, and how it performs in contrast with conventional urban areas. Furthermore, initiatives and performance measures in a few smart cities are identified. The motivation behind this article is to summarize the present condition of understanding the smart city concept and to present a proposed communication platform for t...