2025 August - 38 articles
The fast-changing scenario of the transportation industry due to the rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) imposes significant challenges on power distribution networks. Challenges such as dynamic and concentrated charging loads necessitate intel...
This paper seeks to provide a cost benefit analysis of the implementation of a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging strategy relative to a smart charging (V1G) strategy from the perspective of an individual electric vehicle (EV) owner with and without sola...
This study investigates urban heat vulnerabilities in Seville, Spain, using a multidimensional framework that integrates remote sensing, Space Syntax, and social vulnerability metrics. This research identifies Heat Boundaries (HBs), which are critica...
With the rapid development of intelligent transportation systems and online ride-hailing platforms, the demand for promptly responding to passenger requests while minimizing vehicle idling and travel costs has grown substantially. This paper addresse...
With accelerating urbanization, the growing density of buildings and the expansion of road networks have fundamentally reshaped the interplay between geological hazards and urban infrastructure. Traditional vulnerability assessment models for buildin...
The Smart Cities journal retracts the article “Improvement in Collision Avoidance in Cut-In Maneuvers Using Time-to-Collision Metrics” [...]
As cities grow, they increase in complexity, requiring the effective use of land resources. Cycling is generally regarded as an alternative transport mode to support the development of the cities of tomorrow. In response to urbanization, in many citi...
With the aim of addressing the power quality problem associated with voltage fluctuation of multiple electric vehicles and renewable energy generation equipment integration into the AC micro-grid, a multi-agent system-based model-free adaptive constr...
Urban Living Labs (ULLs) are pivotal for promoting socio-technical innovation in smart cities, yet their role in achieving sustainable urban development remains underexplored. This study addresses this gap by proposing a systematic literature review...
As cities densify, deep underground infrastructure construction such as mass rapid transit (MRT) systems increasingly demand smarter, digitalized, and more sustainable approaches. RC diaphragm walls, essential to these systems, present challenges due...
The safe and reliable operation of autonomous vehicles is contingent on comprehensive testing. However, the operational scenarios are inexhaustible. Corner cases, which critically influence autonomous vehicle safety, occur at an extremely low probabi...
To sustainably power future urban communities, cities require advanced solar energy planning tools that overcome the limitations of traditional approaches, such as data fragmentation and siloed decision-making. SDTs present a transformative opportuni...
Dynamic and Adaptive solar systems demonstrate a greater potential to enhance the satisfaction of occupants, in terms of indoor environment quality and the energy efficiency of the buildings, than conventional shading solutions. This study has evalua...
Traffic conditions are a key factor in our society, contributing to quality of life and the economy, as well as access to professional, educational, and health resources. This emphasizes the need for a reliable road network to facilitate traffic flui...
Urban socioeconomic modeling has predominantly concentrated on extensive location and neighborhood-based features, relying on the localized population footprint. However, networks in urban systems are common, and many urban modeling methods do not ac...
Society’s adaptation to shared mobility services is a growing topic that requires detailed understanding of the local circumstances of potential and current users. This paper focuses on analyzing barriers to the adoption of urban bike-sharing s...
This study explores digital inequality as a socio-spatial phenomenon within the context of smart inclusion, focusing on the Regional Unit of Xanthi, Greece—a region marked by ethno-cultural diversity and pronounced urban–rural contrasts....
The aging water distribution system in the United States, constructed mainly during the 1970s with some pipes dating back 125 years, is experiencing significant deterioration leading to substantial water losses. Along with the potential for water los...
The central role of heating and cooling in energy transition has been recognised in recent years, especially with geopolitical developments since February 2022 which demand an acceleration in deploying local energy sources to increase the resilience...
Understanding automated vehicle (AV) behavior in complex road environments and user attitudes in such contexts is critical for their safe and effective integration into smart cities. Despite growing deployment, limited public data exist on AV perform...
Urbanization is accompanied by an increased use of building materials. However, the lack of high-resolution building material stock (BMS) maps limits our understanding of the relationship between BMS and urban heat. To address this, we estimated BMS...
Smart cities use advanced infrastructure and technology to improve the quality of life for their citizens. Collaborative services in smart cities are making the smart city ecosystem more reliable. These services are required to enhance the operation...
Indonesia’s commitment to digital transformation is exemplified by the Gerakan 100 Smart City program, aiming to enhance public sector performance through technology integration. This study examines how information technology capability and 21s...
Smart cities necessitate ultra-secure and scalable communication frameworks to manage billions of interconnected IoT devices, particularly in the face of the emerging quantum computing threats. This paper proposes the QESIF, a novel Quantum-Enhanced...
Logistics transports of various resources such as production materials, foods, and products support the operation of smart cities. The ability to trace the states of logistics transports requires an efficient storage and retrieval of the states of lo...
This paper presents a novel system designed to enhance pedestrian safety in urban environments by utilizing real-time video analysis and machine learning techniques. With a focus on the bustling streets of Macao, known for its high pedestrian traffic...
Smart governance—the integration of digital technologies into urban governance—is increasingly recognized as a transformative approach to addressing complex urban challenges such as rapid urbanization, climate change, social inequality, a...
The increased uptake of Electric Vehicles (EVs) requires the installation of charging stations in parking lots, both to facilitate charging while running daily errands and to support EV owners with no access to home charging. Photovoltaic (PV) genera...
This paper explores the intersection of blockchain technology and smart cities to support the transition toward decentralized, secure, and sustainable urban systems. Drawing on co-word analysis and BERTopic modeling applied to the literature publishe...
In the context of intelligent and fine-grained urban governance, the coordinated configuration of spatial capacity and locational value has become a key proposition for optimizing urban resource utilization. Using Shanghai as a case study, this paper...
Climate change presents serious challenges for infrastructure, regional planning, and public awareness. However, effectively understanding and analyzing large-scale climate discussions remains difficult. Traditional methods often struggle to extract...
The increasing demand for IoT solutions in smart cities, coupled with the increasing use of sensors and actuators and automation in these environments, has highlighted the need for efficient communication between Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The...
Urban transportation systems face increasing pressure to reduce car dependency and greenhouse gas emissions while supporting sustainable growth. This study addresses the lack of integrated modeling approaches that capture both spatial and temporal dy...
Achieving a climate neutral economy by 2050 in Europe in line with the European Green Deal places specific responsibility on the transportation sector, which contributes to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. For the transportation domain to reduce its G...
Reliable wireless communication is essential for mobile robotic systems operating in dynamic environments, particularly in the context of smart mobility and cloud-integrated urban infrastructures. This article presents an experimental study analyzing...
Carsharing has long supported trip purposes typically made by private vehicles, with grocery shopping especially benefiting from the carrying capacity of a personal vehicle. BlueLA is a one-way, station-based electric vehicle (EV) carsharing service...
This study evaluates deep learning models for vehicle detection in urban environments, focusing on the integration of regional data and standardized evaluation protocols. A central contribution is the creation of DebStreet, a novel dataset that captu...
The rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and the increasing use of photovoltaic (PV) generation have introduced new operational challenges for unbalanced power distribution systems. These include elevated power losses, voltage imbalances, and ad...
