Smart Cities in Japan and Their Application in Developing Countries

Abstract

Abstract Smart cities, smartization and improved efficiency in managing utility like electricity, gas, water, waste, and transportation, are presently one of the most important keywords to city development. The concept is often thought as a panacea for the present global issues and inefficiencies, such as growing energy consumption, food wastes, rapid urbanization, industrial pollutions, endangered biodiversity, and traffic problems. Developed countries have discussed the concept profoundly these years in the context of green innovation, ...