Smart Cities and Circular Economy

Vinay Kandpal is a Professor at the Department of Management Studies, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, and possesses over 18 years of experience in Academics and Industry. His areas of research are Sustainability, Fintech, Smart City, Risk Management, and Financial InclusionErnesto DR Santibanez-Gonzalezis a Professor at the University of Talca, Chile. He currently works on the intersection of operational research and analytics applied to sustainability and climate change.Prasenjit Chatterjee is the Dean (Research and Consultancy) at MCKV Institute of Engineering, India. He has over 130 research papers and more than 30 books to his credit.Manoj Kumar Nallapaneni is a transdisciplinary energy and sustainability engineer with a Ph.D. in Digital Circular Economy and Circular Power System from the School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong.

• Chapter 1. The Human-Centered Workplace in Industry 4.0: Cultivating Well-being and Engagement; Anushka Lydia Issac Chapter 2. A Bibliometric Analysis on the integrating Smart Cities and the Circular Economy: Mapping the Landscape of an Emerging Interdisciplinary Field; Paruchuru Manjushree, Chirra Babu Rao, and Indukuri Bangar Raju Chapter 3. Developing a Circular Economy in Ho Chi Minh City: A Content Analysis-Based SWOT Analysis; Tung Bui, Richard Ramsawak, and Tran Nguyen Tram Anh Chapter 4. Role of Internet of Things (IoT) in Enabling Circular Economy in Smart Cities; M. Vijayabaskar and Paruchuru Manjushree Chapter 5. Exploring Challenges of Circular Economy Initiatives for Smart Cities; Rubee Singh, Akash Gupta, Arushi Bajpai, and Vinay KandpalChapter 6. Integrating Circular Economy in Smart Cities: Challenges and Pathways to Sustainable Urban Development; Apurvaa Trivedi and Neha Trivedi Chapter 7. AI-Enabled Circular Economy Management for Sustainable Smart Cities: Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Resource Optimization and Waste Reduction; Malla Jogarao, B. C. Lakshmanna, and S. T. Naidu Chapter 8. Investigating the Role of Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence in Optimizing Resource Efficiency in Smart Cities; Deepti Kiran and Itisha Sharma Chapter 9. A Comprehensive Study on the Implications of ESG Performance Disclosure in the Promotion of Sustainable Development by Firms; Priyanka Verma, Deepa Gupta, and Mukul Gupta Chapter 10. Exploring the Potential of Internet of Things (IoT) and Challenges in Enabling Circular Economy Practices in Smart Cities; Wasswa Shafik Chapter 11. Analyzing the Research Landscape on Circular Economy in Smart Cities with Available Barriers and Challenges; Mukesh Kondala and Nisha Kumari Chapter 12. Smart Cities and Sustainable Mobility: A Way to Quality Life; Anubha Anubha and Daviender Narang Chapter 13. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles: Pathway to Sustainable Urban Mobility; Ritujaa Khanolkar, Pradeep Choudhary, and Sonal GuptaChapter 14. Assessing the Impact of Smart City Technologies on Sustainable Urban Mobility in Developing Economies; Malika Sankar, Sathish Pachiyappan, Arjun B S, and Anubha Srivastava Chapter 15. Challenges of AI Implementation for Boosting Circular Economy in Smart Cities; Nitish Ojha and Nikhil VP Chapter 16. Relationship Between Urban Development and Economic Growth in Vietnam: A Cointegration Analysis with Structural Breaks; Peter Josef Stauvermann, Shasnil Avinesh Chand, Daniel Borer, and Ronald Ravinesh Kumar Chapter 17. Metaverse-driven Mobility: Weaving the Virtual Realm into the Fabric of Our Cities; Alshimaa Aboelmakarem Farag