Smart Keys for Smart Eco-friendly Cities

Urbanization and industrialization have made cities more chaotic owing to heavy population concentration and heterogeneous activities. Hence, cities are at risk and face added environmental threats like loss of greenery, water bodies, open spaces, and lack of infrastructure. As a result, cities are unable to provide better living conditions to its citizens. Hence, there is a need to modify city planning and design guidelines to make the cities better as per changing trends and requirements. Then only cities can provide a better, healthier, and more comfortable living environment. Citizens should enjoy their place of living and work; only then will productivity increases. The book explores how any city can be designed in a better way to make it smarter and eco-friendly. It also provides a set of key indicators to be considered in city planning and how best cities can be made more eco-friendly based on their context.