1st Edition

Sustainable Cities Paradigm of Digitalization

Edited By O.V. Gnana Swathika, K. Karthikeyan Copyright 2026
382 Pages 119 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

382 Pages 119 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

This book discusses concepts such as sustainable and smart ecosystems, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and recycling and waste reduction involving collection, treatment, and recycling of wastewater. It further presents the case studies and applications of big data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. Key Features: Discusses zero carbon structures and communities,... Read more

1. Ethical and Legal Approaches to the Rise of Artificial Intelligence Powered Smart Cities in India
S. Suganya, V. Shyam Sundar, G. Ganesh Kumar

2. Zero carbon structures and Communities
V. Vasugi, M. Helen Santhi, Priyadharshini Perumal

3. FPGA-Driven IoT-Based Predictive Health Monitoring System for Geriatric Care
T. Kalavathi Devi, Umadevi Seerengasamy, Monica Padmanabhan

4. From Innovation to Implementation: Enhancing the Global Adoption of Green Technology Through Patents
S. Suganya, E. Prema, Melissa Lynch

5. Energy Management in Solar fed Microgrids using Machine Learning Techniques
T. Anushalini, Sri Revathi, Vishnu Suresh

6. IoT - Enabled Disaster Response Drone
Vishal Vythianathan, Vanisha S., Kulasekaran M., Aayush Karthikeyan, V. Berlin Hency

7. Comparative study on ML techniques for Detection of loss in Smart Grid
Rithvik, Shaswat Mishara, Aniket Biswal, O. V. Gnana Swathika

8. Behaviour Analysis, Change and Observation in Urban Communities
Divya. S, Sujatha Manohar

9. Navigating Urban Resilience: Analysing the Policies for Sustainable Digitalization of Guwahati, India
Jayanta Boruah, P. R. L. Raja Venkatesan, Melissa Lynch, Junu Das

10. Case studies and applications of big data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence
Suganeshwari G., Sudha A. Shajina Anand

11. Critical Infrastructure protection, encompassing difficulties with cyber physical system stability, security, privacy and forensics in smart cities
Anirudh D., Sachin A., Kiran Aravind B., Parvesh S. M., Vittal Prasad, Gurhoshiaa S., O. V. Gnana Swathika

12. An Efficient Path Planning Algorithm for Human Detection Under Earthquake Environment
Deepak S., V. A. Monica, Jesu Raja Stephin M., Aayush Karthikeyan, V. Berlin Hency

13. Air Quality in Urban and Built Environments: Navigating Urban Air Pollution, Legal Gaps, and Technological Pathways for a Sustainable Future
E. Prema, R. Vijaya Bharathi, Edwin Gero Varuvel, Balaji Subramanian

14. Demographic Study of Government Schemes in India
Jocelyn Elizabeth J., Hannah Grace G., William Obeng-Denteh, Revathi G. K.

15. Cybersecurity Aspects in Smart Grid
Kreet Rout, Shreyash Hatkar, Aayush Karthikeyan, O. V. Gnana Swathika

16. "Sustainable Automation: A Literature Review on PLC Advancements in Smart Cities, Industry 4.0, and Beyond"
Guru Karthik R., Jagadish G., Surya Deepan G., O. V. Gnana Swathika

Biography

O.V. Gnana Swathika (Member ’11–Senior Member ʼ20, IEEE, MIET) is currently working as a Professor, in the Centre for Smart Grid Technologies at Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, India. Her current research and teaching interests include microgrid protection, power system optimization, embedded systems, and photovoltaic systems. She has published research papers in journals and conferences of national and international repute.

K. Karthikeyan is an electrical and electronics engineering graduate with a Master’s in Personnel Management from the University of Madras. With two decades of rich experience in electrical design, he has immensely contributed to the building services sector comprising airports, Information Technology Office Space (ITOS), tall statues, railway stations/depots, hospitals, educational institutional buildings, residential buildings, hotels, steel plants, and automobile plants in India and abroad (Sri Lanka, Dubai, and the UK). Currently, he is MEP Head for 4 verticals at Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Construction, an Indian multinational Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) contracting company.