Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. ![]() Library of Congress Control Number: 2017933545 © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. ![]() Limassol CyprusĮlias Kyriakides Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence University of Cyprus Nicosia Cyprus Įditors Anastasia Stratigea Department of Geography and Regional Planning, School of Rural and Surveying Engineering National Technical University of Athens Athens GreeceĬhrysses Nicolaides SMART-MED Cluster Founder CNE Business Development Ltd.Smart Cities in the Mediterranean Coping with Sustainability Objectives in Small and Medium-sized Cities and Island CommunitiesĪnastasia Stratigea Elias Kyriakides Chrysses Nicolaides Their focus is on the specific opportunities and threats emerging in these urban and insular environments, which are characterized by their role as globally known tourist destinations, their coastal or port character, and unique cultural resources, as well as the high rated vulnerability in very many sustainability respects (social, economic, biodiversity, urbanization, migration, poverty, etc.) to be found in the Mediterranean region at largeĪnastasia Stratigea Elias Kyriakides Chrysses Nicolaides Editors The case study examples mainly concern small and medium-sized cities and communities as well as insular areas in the Mediterranean region, while also incorporating lessons learned from other parts of the world. The book presents current and potential pathways and applications for the evolution of smart cities and communities, taking into consideration the unique problems and opportunities emanating from their specific geographical location. Key issues addressed include smart city (e-) planning and (e-)participation smart data management to facilitate decision-making processes in cities and insular communities on a variety of topics smart and sustainable management aspects of climate change, water scarcity, mobility, energy, infrastructure, tourism, blue growth, risk assessment etc. By focusing on sustainability objectives within a rapidly changing social, economic, environmental and technological setting, it explores a variety of planning challenges faced by contemporary cities and the power of smart city developments in terms of providing innovative tools, approaches, methodologies and technologies to help cities cope with these challenges. This book sheds new light on the current and future challenges faced by cities, and presents approaches, options and solutions enabled by Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the smart city context.
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