Smart Cities: IoT and Sustainability as Drivers for Future Developments

Dear Colleagues,

The public, cities and municipalities are increasingly recognizing that changes in climate, the impact of energy policy and the steady trend of digitalization require an adaptation of action and use of resources. To this end, smart solutions are often deployed, or Internet of Things technologies are used to support changes in the way resources and energies are traded, e.g., controlling appliances to make better use of renewable energy. This journal will present and discuss contributions that address trends and future developments from the perspective of Internet of Things and sustainability for smart cities. Authors are invited to present example applications, technological developments and smart applications that enable improved resource and/or data management.

The intelligent handling of data will be a key prerequisite for creating transparency and, at the same time, supporting resource-saving actions; for example, the requirement to install smart meters (mandatory since 2020 for electricity customers between 6,000 and 100,000 kWh or households generating more than 7 kilowatts of electricity in Germany; a digital or smart meter will be mandatory from 2032) does not yet entail any improvement in resource consumption.

Dr. Jorge Marx Gómez
Dr. Andreas Solsbach
Guest Editors

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