Preface

Pragmatic Internet of Everything (IOE) for Smart Cities: 360-degree perspective has emerged as a powerful paradigm for representing and solving complex problems. Pragmatic Internet of Everything (IOE) for Smart Cities: 360-degree perspective is the branch of Internet of Everything (IOE) concerned with coordinating behaviour among a collection of semi-autonomous problem-solving agents: how they can coordinate their knowledge, goals and plans to act together, to solve joint problems, or to make individually or globally rational decisions in the face of uncertainty and multiple, conflicting perspectives.

The inspiration and need for this book specifically on smart cities aroused due to the sheer absence of any literature which amalgamates different perspectives, thereby giving a 360 degree perspective to the reader, even though there is plenty of literature available on the topic. An insight from subject matter experts from various vivid fields will not only substantiate the knowledge on the subject but, also give some inputs towards the implementation of practical ventures of the same. This process not only included excessive research and review of available literature and practical ventures but also included extensive surveys to get the gist of the topic from citizens of smart cities, along with the analysis of the same from a financial or business perspective and using policymakers’ mind to optimize the same.

This book presents a collection of articles surveying several major recent developments in the Pragmatic Internet of Everything (IOE) for Smart Cities: 360-degree perspective. The book focuses on issues and challenges that arise in building practical Internet of Everything (IOE) for Smart Cities systems in real-world settings, and covers some solutions to the issues faced. It provides a synthesis of recent thinking, both theoretical and applied, on major problems of the Internet of Everything (IOE).