The book uniquely explores the fundamentals of blockchain and digital twin technologies and their uses in smart cities. In the previous decade, many governments explored artificial intelligence, digital twin, and blockchain, and their roles in smart cities. This book discusses the convergence of two transformative technologies, digital twin and blockchain, to address urban challenges and propel the development of smarter, more sustainable cities. This convergence empowers cities to create real-time replicas of urban environments (digital twins) and secure, transparent data management (blockchain) to improve city planning, management, and civic services. In this application, the concept of a digital twin involves creating a virtual, data-driven replica of a city or specific urban systems, such as transportation, energy, or infrastructure. This digital twin mirrors the real world, gathering data from various sensors, IoT devices, and other sources to provide a holistic view of the city’s operations. Furthermore, blockchain technology offers a decentralized and tamper-resistant ledger for securely storing and managing data. In the context of smart cities, blockchain can ensure data integrity, privacy, and transparency, enabling trust and collaboration among various stakeholders. This book covers many important topics, including real-time city modeling; data security and the trustworthy storage of sensitive urban data; transparent governance to facilitate accountable governance and decision-making processes in smart cities; improved city services; disaster resilience (by providing insights into vulnerabilities and efficient resource allocation during crises); sustainable urban planning that optimizes resource allocation, reduces energy consumption, and minimizes environmental impact, which fosters sustainable development; citizen engagement; and much more. This book will not only provide information about more efficient, resilient, and sustainable urban environments, but it also empowers citizens to be active participants in shaping the future of their cities. By converging these technologies, cities can overcome existing challenges, encourage innovation, and create more livable, connected, and responsive urban spaces. Audience This book has a wide audience in computer science, artificial intelligence, and information technology as well as engineers in a variety of industrial manufacturing industries. It will also appeal to economists and government/city policymakers working on smart cities, the circular economy, clean tech investors, urban decision-makers, and environmental professionals.

Table of Contents:
Preface xxix Part 1: Basic Fundamentals 1 1 Introduction to Blockchain Technology for Smart Cities 3 Roopa Devi E.M., Shanthakumari R., Vinothkumar S. and Balasurya K.R. 2 Blockchain Technology: Insight into Future 27 Amit Kumar Tyagi, Shabnam Kumari and Tanuj Surve 3 Safe and Reliable Smart City Design Based on Blockchain Technology 47 Amita Sanjiv Mirge and Gulbakshee Dharmale 4 Blockchain and Digital Twin for Enhancing Personal Security in Modern Cities 59 Charanya J., Abinaya P.S., Dhanusha R., Aadhavan G.V. and Prakash Duraisamy 5 Integration of Digital Twin and Blockchain for Smart Cities 81 Amit Kumar Tyagi, Shabnam Kumari and Tanuj Surve Part 2: Methods and Applications 101 6 Optimized CNN Learning Model With Multi-Threading for Forgery Feature Detection in Real-Time Streaming Approaches 103 Sneha Venkateshalu and Santosh Deshpande 7 Enhancing Weather Data Forecasting: A Comprehensive Approach with Advanced Statistical Techniques for Accurate Modeling of Atmospheric Dynamics and Climate Pattern Adaptation 117 Asadi Srinivasulu, Goddindla Sreenivasulu, Gayathri R., Rajasekaran S., Shaik Mastan Vali, P. Dolly Diana, Nenavath Abhiram Naik and Tarkeshwar Barua 8 Blockchain-Based Secure Digital Twin Framework for Smart Healthy City 135 Sneha Kanawade, Suvarna Patil, Shivganga Gavhane, Nalini S. Jagtap and Amit Bhanushali 9 Blockchain and Digital Twin for Smart Grid 159 Amit Kumar Tyagi and Shabnam Kumari 10 Blockchain, AI, and IoT for Smart Road Traffic Management System 197 Amit Kumar Tyagi, Shrikant Tiwari and Kanchan Naithani 11 Blockchain for Safety of Internet of Vehicles in Smart Transportation 215 Amit Kumar Tyagi, Shabnam Kumari, Muthumeenakshi Rajasekaran and Shrikant Tiwari 12 Blockchain-Enabled Internet of Things (IoTs) Platforms for Vehicle Sensing and Transportation Monitoring 257 Amit Kumar Tyagi, Shrikant Tiwari and Kanchan Naithani 13 An Innovative Water Control System Based on Blockchain Technologies 277 M. Ramprasath, Kiran Bellam, T. Chandrasekar, Praveen Kumar B., A. Thilagavathy and Elangovan G. 14 Digital Twin Consensus for Blockchain-Enabled Intelligent Transportation Systems in Smart Cities 297 Savaridassan P., Sahasra K., Kalaiselvi B., Nagoormeeran A. R. and N. Krishnaraj 15 Analysis of Block Chain Based Technologies Employed in Inter-EV and Grid-EV Energy Trade 323 Anand Krishnadas, Jarin T., Saju P. John, Bukola Fatimah Balogun, and Santosh Reddy Addula 16 Blockchain for Enhancing Security and Privacy in the Smart Healthcare 343 Amit Kumar Tyagi and Seranmadevi R. Part 3: Issues and Challenges 371 17 Internet of Things for Smart Home: A Survey 373 Shabnam Kumari and Amit Kumar Tyagi 18 Deep Learning-Based Traffic Sign Detection and Recognition for Autonomous Vehicles 407 Murali Krishnan Mani, Sonaa Rajagopal, Kavitha D. and Saravanabalagi Ramachandran 19 Role of Emerging Technologies in Smart Grids and Power Systems 429 Shabnam Kumari and Amit Kumar Tyagi 20 Blockchain-Enabled Smart Healthcare Applications in 6G Networks 459 Amit Kumar Tyagi and Shrikant Tiwari Part 4: Future Opportunities 495 21 Wireless Sensor Networks: An Introduction 497 Shabnam Kumari and Amit Kumar Tyagi 22 Future Professions in Agriculture, Medicine, Education, Fitness, R&D, Transport, and Communication 529 Lakshmikanthan Narayanan, Priyanga Subbiah, Rengaraj Alias Muralidharan, Aravind Pitchai Venkataraman and Sandhiya M. 23 Blockchain–Artificial Intelligence-Based Secured Solutions for Smart Environment 547 Amit Kumar Tyagi 24 Smart Hospital in Smart Cities 579 M. Pradeep, Shabnam Kumari, Amit Kumar Tyagi and Shrikant Tiwari 25 Digital Twin for Smart City Resilience and Solutions 605 Sivaretinamohan R. and R. Samiksha Reddy 26 IoT-Based Autonomous Vehicle System for Maintaining Driving Safety and Comfortability Based on Machine Learning Techniques 621 D. Kavitha, S. Ravikumar and K.R. Naghul Pranav Index 643