Blockchain Technologies for Smart Cities
A special issue of Smart Cities (ISSN 2624-6511).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 51186
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue invites submissions that offer novel ways to envision blockchain applications for smart cities. Cities present a uniquely challenging environment where people live, work, and play. Approximately 70% of the world’s population is expected to live in cities by the year 2050 according to a report from the UN. Blockchain for smart cities is the next frontier of distributed technologies for diverse applications. This issue invites submissions (both survey papers and original research articles) that address how smart cities would integrate blockchain in various applications. Topics of interest include but are not limited to blockchain applications for:
- Sustainable cities;
- Solutions in areas such as finance, education, healthcare, energy, records, utilities, supply chain management, construction, retail, legal and law enforcement, and philanthropy;
- Solutions that address challenges in cities including disaster management, homelessness, and crime;
- Specific case studies and testbeds of blockchain deployment in smart cities that are in progress;
- Solutions that challenge conventional ways of work, life, and leisure, including ways to incorporate concerts, museums, galleries, zoos/aquariums, sports, and other activities on the blockchain;
- Security, privacy, and ethical issues in the use of blockchain for smart city applications.
Dr. Renita Murimi
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- Smart cities
- Blockchain
- Sustainable cities
- Utilities
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