Internet of Things is one of the driving technologies behind the concept of Smart Cities and is capable of playing a significant role in facilitating urban sustainable development. This chapter explores the relationship between three core concepts namely Smart Cities, Internet of Things and Sustainability; thereby identifying the challenges and opportunities that exist in the synergistic use of Internet of Things for sustainability, in the Smart Cities context. Moreover, this chapter also presents some of the existing use cases that apply Internet of Things for urban sustainable development, also presenting the vision for these applications as they continue to evolve in and adapt to the real world scenario. It is because of the interdisciplinary nature of these applications that a clear comprehension of the associated challenges becomes quintessential. Study of challenges and opportunities in this area shall facilitate collaboration between different sectors of urban planning and optimize the utilization of Internet of Things for sustainability.

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物联网在城市可持续发展中的应用

物联网是智慧城市概念背后的驱动技术之一，能够在促进城市可持续发展方面发挥重要作用。本章探讨了智慧城市、物联网和可持续性三个核心概念之间的关系；从而确定在智慧城市背景下协同使用物联网以实现可持续发展所面临的挑战和机遇。此外，本章还介绍了一些将物联网应用于城市可持续发展的现有用例，并展示了这些应用程序随着它们在现实世界场景中不断发展和适应的愿景。正是由于这些应用程序的跨学科性质，对相关挑战的清晰理解变得至关重要。对该领域挑战和机遇的研究将促进城市规划不同部门之间的合作，并优化物联网的利用以实现可持续性。