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Smart Water Solutions for Smart Cities

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There are several areas of development that form the framework for evolving Smart City strategies. The concept of “Smart Water Solutions” embodies all these central themes of Smart City initiatives. In addition to power and transportation issues, effective water management is a critical consideration in the success of every Smart City agenda. This chapter examines components of smart water solutions, and provides examples of the use of related technologies in a Smart City environment.

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  1. SensCo Solutions, Austin, TX, 78759, USA

    Thomas Dickey

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  1. Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USA

    Stan McClellan

  2. Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USA

    Jesus A. Jimenez

  3. Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, USA, Gridmates Inc., Austin, USA

    George Koutitas

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Dickey, T. (2018). Smart Water Solutions for Smart Cities. In: McClellan, S., Jimenez, J., Koutitas, G. (eds) Smart Cities. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59381-4_12

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