Microsensing Networks for Sustainable Cities

By Saurabh Sinha and Johannes Lambrechts

Book Overview

Microsensing Networks for Sustainable Cities: Pollution as a Key Driving Factor.- Population Growth in Developing Countries and Smart City Fundamentals. The Internet-of-Things and Wireless Sensor Networks.- Modelling of Air and Water Pollution Sources.- Harvesting Energy from Ambient Sources: Wind Energy, Hydropower, Radiation and Mechanical Deformation.- The Sub-Systems of an Energy Harvesting Device: Focus on RFID Fundamentals.- Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing.- Ubiquitous Computing: Distributing Mobile Computing to Build a Global Network of Things.- Designing and Planning for Sustainable Urbanism with Focus on Developing Countries.- Tools and Facilitators towards Successful Planning for Sustainable Cities.- Case Studies: Developing Countries Committed to an Ecologically Aware Future.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319803344
• ISBN13: 9783319803340
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 339 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"