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Impact of Nanotechnology in the Development of Smart Cities

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Due to rapid urbanization and limited availability of resources, it is need of the hour to make cities sustainable, greener and smarter. The idea to make cities smart is essential in point of view of increasing population in urban areas and to meet the demand smartly. Nanotechnology has applications in various fields such as in industries, agriculture, biomedical and military equipment. Nanotechnology has the potential to make cities smart by using different nanomaterials for energy storage, smart building construction, infrastructure, smart textiles, environmental remediation and nanoscale photonics technologies to mention a few. In the present article, authors have attempted to provide insights into the ways by which nanotechnology can be utilized for developing smart cities.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India

    Akanksha Gupta

  2. Special Centre for Nano Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India

    Vinod Kumar

  3. Department of Chemistry, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India

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  4. Department of Civil Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), Jamia Nagar, New Delhi, 110025, India

    Sirajuddin Ahmed

  5. Delhi Pollution Control Committee, Government of NCT of Delhi, New Delhi, India

    Siddhartha Gautam

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Gupta, A., Kumar, V., Ahmed, S., Gautam, S. (2020). Impact of Nanotechnology in the Development of Smart Cities. In: Ahmed, S., Abbas, S., Zia, H. (eds) Smart Cities—Opportunities and Challenges. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 58. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2545-2_68

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