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Smart cities: concepts, architectures, research opportunities

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Communications of the ACM, Volume 59, Issue 8

Pages 46 - 57

https://doi.org/10.1145/2858789

Published: 22 July 2016 Publication History

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The aim is to improve cities' management of natural and municipal resources and in turn the quality of life of their citizens.

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DOI:10.1145/2975594

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