IEEE Access Special Section Editorial: Smart Cities

According to World Urbanization Prospects published by the United Nations, globally, more people live in urban areas than in rural areas, with 54 per cent of the world’s population residing in urban areas in 2014. By 2050, 66 per cent of the world’s population is projected to b...

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Main Authors: Houbing Song, Daqiang Zhang, Antonio Jara, Jiafu Wan, Khaled Boussetta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2016-01-01
Series:IEEE Access
Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7520655/
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spelling doaj-8b731afb6ad54a91979ffff0b16ea8bd2021-03-29T19:43:44ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362016-01-0143671367410.1109/ACCESS.2016.25706187520655IEEE Access Special Section Editorial: Smart CitiesHoubing Song0Daqiang Zhang1Antonio Jara2Jiafu Wan3Khaled Boussetta4West Virginia University, Montgomery, WV, USATongji University, Shanghai, ChinaUniversity of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO), SwitzerlandSouth China University of Technology, Guangzhou, ChinaUniversity Paris 13, Villetaneuse, FranceAccording to World Urbanization Prospects published by the United Nations, globally, more people live in urban areas than in rural areas, with 54 per cent of the world’s population residing in urban areas in 2014. By 2050, 66 per cent of the world’s population is projected to be urban, compared with 30 per cent of the world’s population was urban in 1950. The development of “Smart Cities” and “Smart and Connected Communities” is becoming a major focus in the U.S. and around the world.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7520655/
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description According to World Urbanization Prospects published by the United Nations, globally, more people live in urban areas than in rural areas, with 54 per cent of the world’s population residing in urban areas in 2014. By 2050, 66 per cent of the world’s population is projected to be urban, compared with 30 per cent of the world’s population was urban in 1950. The development of “Smart Cities” and “Smart and Connected Communities” is becoming a major focus in the U.S. and around the world.
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