About the Book: Transportation and Power Grid in Smart Cities: Communication
Networks and Services
With the increasing worldwide trend in population migration into urban centers,
we are beginning to see the emergence of the kinds of mega-cities which were
once the stuff of science fiction. It is clear to most urban planners and
developers that accommodating the needs of the tens of millions of inhabitants
of those megalopolises in an orderly and uninterrupted manner will require the
seamless integration of and real-time monitoring and response services for
public utilities and transportation systems. Part speculative look into the
future of the worlds urban centers, part technical blueprint, this