In the evolving landscape of smart cities, the integration of technology and real-time data management presents a dual-edged challenge and opportunity for urban accessibility. The web of devices, from smartphones and connected cars to homes and citizens, forms the backbone of a smart city's infrastructure. As cities strive to become technologically enhanced hubs, the need for seamless accessibility becomes paramount. However, this ambitious transformation encounters hurdles such as traffic congestion, inefficient energy distribution, and concerns about air quality. Enter Blockchain-Based Solutions for Accessibility in Smart Cities, a groundbreaking exploration that addresses the issues hindering the optimal realization of smart city accessibility. This book delves into the emergence of blockchain technologies within smart city infrastructures and offers a compelling narrative on how blockchain-based solutions can be the catalyst for overcoming these challenges. This innovative book is crafted with a specific audience in mind – researchers, faculty, and students committed to shaping a secure ecosystem for smart city infrastructure. By merging concepts of security, smart city infrastructure, and blockchain, this multidisciplinary approach ensures that readers gain a nuanced understanding of the challenges at hand. Whether immersed in academia or eager to contribute to the evolution of smart cities, Blockchain-Based Solutions for Accessibility in Smart Cities is a valuable resource that empowers readers to navigate the complexities and unlock the full potential of blockchain in urban accessibility.

Focusing on different tools, platforms, and techniques, Blockchain and the Smart City: Infrastructure and Implementation uses case studies from around the world to examine blockchain deployment in diverse smart city applications. The book begins by examining the fundamental theories and concepts of blockchain. It looks at key smart cities' domains such as banking, insurance, healthcare, and supply chain management. It examines Using case studies for each domain, the book looks at payment mechanisms, fog/edge computing, green computing, and algorithms and consensus mechanisms for smart cities implementation. It looks at tools such as Hyperledger, Etherium, Corda, IBM Blockchain, Hydrachain, as well as policies and regulatory standards, applications, solutions, and methodologies. While exploring future blockchain ecosystems for smart and sustainable city life, the book concludes with the research challenges and opportunities academics, researchers, and companies in implementing blockchain applications. - Independently organized chapters for greater readability, adaptability, and flexibility - Examines numerous issues from multiple perspectives and academic and industry experts - Explores both advances and challenges of cutting-edge technologies - Coverage of security, trust, and privacy issues in smart cities

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES FOR INTERNET OF THINGS This comprehensive book deeply discusses the theoretical and technical issues of unmanned aerial vehicles for deployment by industries and civil authorities in Internet of Things (IoT) systems. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has become one of the rapidly growing areas of technology, with widespread applications covering various domains. UAVs play a very important role in delivering Internet of Things (IoT) services in small and low-power devices such as sensors, cameras, GPS receivers, etc. These devices are energy-constrained and are unable to communicate over long distances. The UAVs work dynamically for IoT applications in which they collect data and transmit it to other devices that are out of communication range. Furthermore, the benefits of the UAV include deployment at remote locations, the ability to carry flexible payloads, reprogrammability during tasks, and the ability to sense for anything from anywhere. Using IoT technologies, a UAV may be observed as a terminal device connected with the ubiquitous network, where many other UAVs are communicating, navigating, controlling, and surveilling in real time and beyond line-of-sight. The aim of the 15 chapters in this book help to realize the full potential of UAVs for the IoT by addressing its numerous concepts, issues and challenges, and develops conceptual and technological solutions for handling them. Applications include such fields as disaster management, structural inspection, goods delivery, transportation, localization, mapping, pollution and radiation monitoring, search and rescue, farming, etc. In addition, the book covers: Efficient energy management systems in UAV-based IoT networks IoE enabled UAVs Mind-controlled UAV using Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) The importance of AI in realizing autonomous and intelligent flying IoT Blockchain-based solutions for various security issues in UAV-enabled IoT The challenges and threats of UAVs such as hijacking, privacy, cyber-security, and physical safety. Audience: Researchers in computer science, Internet of Things (IoT), electronics engineering, as well as industries that use and deploy drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles.

The convergence of Internet of Things (IoT) technology and blockchain offers transformative potential for the development of smart cities, enhancing industry operations and healthcare systems. IoT devices generate vast amounts of data to optimize urban infrastructure and improve service delivery, while blockchain provides a secure, transparent framework for managing data. Across industries, this collaboration leads to smarter manufacturing processes and efficient logistics. In healthcare, it enhances patient care through secure data sharing and streamlined administrative processes. A concerted effort to address these technical, regulatory, and ethical challenges is crucial for effective and responsible integration of IoT and blockchain in smart cities for improved urban living and healthcare services. Applying Internet of Things and Blockchain in Smart Cities: Industry and Healthcare Perspectives explores the application of IoT and blockchain technology for smart city integration in healthcare industries and business processes. It offers solutions for this effective convergence, through aspects like cloud and digital technology, or security and privacy practices. This book covers topics such as machine learning, energy management, and wearable devices, and is a useful resource for business owners, computer engineers, agriculturalists, security professionals, healthcare workers, academicians, researchers, and scientists.

Handbook of Research on Blockchain Technology presents the latest information on the adaptation and implementation of Blockchain technologies in real world business, scientific, healthcare and biomedical applications. The book's editors present the rapid advancements in existing business models by applying Blockchain techniques. Novel architectural solutions in the deployment of Blockchain comprise the core aspects of this book. Several use cases with IoT, biomedical engineering, and smart cities are also incorporated. As Blockchain is a relatively new technology that exploits decentralized networks and is used in many sectors for reliable, cost-effective and rapid business transactions, this book is a welcomed addition on existing knowledge. Financial services, retail, insurance, logistics, supply chain, public sectors and biomedical industries are now investing in Blockchain research and technologies for their business growth. Blockchain prevents double spending in financial transactions without the need of a trusted authority or central server. It is a decentralized ledger platform that facilitates verifiable transactions between parties in a secure and smart way. - Presents the evolution of blockchain, from fundamental theories, to present forms - Explains the concepts of blockchain related to cloud/edge computing, smart healthcare, smart cities and Internet of Things (IoT) - Provides complete coverage of the various tools, platforms and techniques used in blockchain - Explores smart contract tools and consensus algorithms - Covers a variety of applications with real world case studies in areas such as biomedical engineering, supply chain management, and tracking of goods and delivery

This book provides a comprehensive overview of various aspects of the development of smart cities from a secure, trusted, and reliable data transmission perspective. It presents theoretical concepts and empirical studies, as well as examples of smart city programs and their capacity to create value for citizens. The contributions offer a panorama of the most important aspects of smart city evolution and implementation within various frameworks, such as healthcare, education, and transportation. Comparing current advanced applications and best practices, the book subsequently explores how smart environments and programs could help improve the quality of life in urban spaces and promote cultural and economic development.