Strategic Framework and Intelligent Solutions for Sustainable Cities and Communities

In developing economies, due to rising population and increasing migration, cities are rapidly growing. By 2050, two-thirds of all humanity (6.5 billion people) will be living in cities. Sustainable development cannot be achieved without significantly transforming how we build and manage our cities and develop communities. There is an urgent need to make our cities sustainable (i.e. creating more jobs, safe and affordable housing, and building resilient societies and economies). Technology has always been a crucial driver for economic development, and AI, IoT and Data Science should be leveraged to manage public transport, clean water and eco-friendly ways to manage waste, improve urban planning and create a sustainable environment for growth.

Strategic Framework and Intelligent Solutions for Sustainable Cities and Communities is a compilation of recent advancements in disruptive technologies such as AI, IoT, and Data Science, and ways to combat the challenges that are necessary for making our cities and communities sustainable.

1. Artificial Intelligence and Sustainable Development Goals: An Overview 1
Misha Kakkar

2. Technologies and Frameworks for Sustainable Smart Cities 25
Depalle Sandhya Rani, Jagu Yeswanth Sai Mahesh, Swati Sucharita and Meerja Akhil Jabbar

3. IoT-Based Simulation for Emergency Vehicle Corridor for Smart Cities 65
Himanshu Diden, Hriday Chawla, Yashvi Sikka, Misha Kakkar and Deepti Mehrotra

4. Smart Waste Collection System 83
Sumathi Pawar, Ankitha Keshav, Vandana Belenji Sanjeeva and Rajermani Thinakaran

5. A Survey on AI Algorithms and Techniques for Developing Intelligent and Sustainable Cities 103
Elumalai Rajalakshmi and M. Shobana

6. Machine Learning-based Approaches for Energy Management and Optimization for Smart Cities 123
Anil Sharma, Tushar Pant, Suresh Kumar and Pawan Kumar

7. Analyzing Accessible Learning Using Summarization for Communities 147
Misha Kakkar, Anuranjana Sharma and Jeteish Pratap Singh

8. Ranking of Smart Cities in India: IF-MOORA Approach 157
Renuka Nagpal, Deepti Mehrotra and Rajni Sehgal

List of Authors 183

Index 187

Misha Kakkar is Associate Professor and Head of Accreditation, Ranking and Quality Assurance at the Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, India.

Nitasha Hasteer is Professor, Head of the Information Technology Department and Deputy Director (Academics) at the Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, India.

Rahul Sindhwani is Assistant Professor at IIM Sambalpur, India.

Marita Turpin is Full Professor in Informatics at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.

J. Paulo Davim is Full Professor at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, and a Fellow (FIET) of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (UK).