TY - BOOK AU - Oke,Ayodeji Emmanuel AU - Stephen,Seyi Segun AU - Aigbavboa,Clinton Ohis AU - Ogunsemi,Deji Rufus AU - Aje,Isaac Olaniyi TI - Smart cities: a panacea for sustainable development T2 - Emerald points SN - 9781803824574 U1 - 307.76 23 PY - 2022/// CY - Bingley, U.K. PB - Emerald Publishing Limited KW - Smart cities KW - Social aspects KW - Sustainable development KW - Business & Economics KW - Development KW - Sustainable Development KW - Urban & municipal planning N1 - Includes index; Part 1. General Introduction of the book -- Chapter 1. General Introduction -- Part 2. Concept of smart cities -- Chapter 2. Introduction to smart cities -- Chapter 3. The smart city process -- Chapter 4. Smart city theories and models -- Part 3. Smart cities stakeholders -- Chapter 5. Smart cities team members -- Chapter 6. Smart city team partnership -- Part 4. Sustainable development (sd) -- Chapter 7. Sustainable development: Definition and principles -- Part 5. Smart cities and sustainable development -- Chapter 8. Quality of life -- Chapter 9. Socially inclusive city: Socially inclusive and economically beneficial smart cities -- Part 6. Enhancing smart cities for sustainable development -- Chapter 10. Drivers of smart cities -- Chapter 11. Smart city dimensions -- Chapter 12. Challenges in smart cities development -- Chapter 13. Procurement in smart city development N2 - Professionals in the construction industry must respond quickly to meet the increasing pressures of heightened urban migration, and provide sustainable alternatives to resource scarcity in established cities - Smart Cities offers solutions to the demands of rising urban populations. The smartness of a city stems from the relationship between construction stakeholders and the citizens, with the shared goal to improve all standards and support social, physical, and economic growth. Surplus and reusable are key terminologies when striving towards sustainable development. Smart Cities aims to provide necessary information on the adoption of smart cities concepts towards achieving sustainable development, with a view to ensuring socially cohesive and resilient urban districts for both the current and future generations UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/9781803824550 ER -