Sailesh Iyer & Mohd Naved 
Digital Twins for Smart Cities and Villages [EPUB ebook] 

Digital Twins for Smart Cities and Villages provides a holistic view of digital twin technology and how it can be deployed to develop smart cities and smart villages. Smart manufacturing, smart healthcare, smart education, smart agriculture, smart rural solutions, and related methodologies using digital twins are discussed, including challenges in deployment, their solutions and future roadmaps. This knowledge, enriched by a variety of case studies presented in the book, may empower readers with new capabilities for new research as well as new tasks and strategies for practical implementation and real-world problem solving.The book is thoughtfully structured, starting from the background of digital twin concepts and basic know-how to serve the needs of those new to the subject. It continues with implementation to facilitate and improve management in several urban contexts, infrastructures, and more. Global case study assessments further provide a deep characterization of the state-of-the-art in digital twin in urban and rural contexts. – Uniquely focuses on applications for smart cities and villages, including smart services for health, education, mobility, and agriculture- Provides use cases and practical deployment of research involved in the emerging uses of digital twins- Discusses all pertinent issues, challenges, and possible solutions instrumental in implementing digital twins smart solutions in this context- Edited and authored by a global team of experts in their given fields