Green Blockchain and Improvement of Sustainability in Smart Cities

Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)

• Introduction
• Blockchain Technology
  • What is a Blockchain?
    • Structure
    • Consensus mechanisms
    • Characteristics
  • Types of Blockchains
    • Public Blockchain
    • Private Blockchain
    • Consortium Blockchain
    • Hybrid Blockchain
  • Benefits
  • Challenges
    • Technical Challenges
    • Legal Issues
    • Security Vulnerabilities and Threats
  • Brief overview on the use cases of a blockchain
• Smart City Concept
  • What are smart cities?
  • Challenges of the Smart City Concept
    • Technical Risks
    • Technical risks related to Blockchain
    • Non-technical Challenges
  • Sustainability in Smart Cities
• Research Method
• Findings
  • Sustainable Development Goals
  • Smart Environment
    • Waste, Water and Air Management
    • Smart Energy
  • Smart Living
    • Smart Home
    • Smart Health
  • Smart Governance
  • Smart Economy
    • Sharing Economies
    • Supply Chain Management
    • Agriculture and Aquaculture
  • Smart Mobility
  • Smart People
  • Smart Tourism
  • Challenges of blockchain use in Smart Cities
• Real-life Use Cases
  • Brooklyn Microgrid
  • HOPU and PlanetWatch
  • Medicalchain

Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)

This thesis aims to investigate the impact of blockchain technology on improving sustainability in a smart city. It explores the emergence, structure, characteristics, and consensus mechanisms of blockchain technology, examining different blockchain types and their advantages and disadvantages. The thesis also delves into the smart city concept, its challenges, and the definition of sustainability in relation to smart cities.

• The potential of blockchain technology to enhance sustainability in smart cities
• The structure, characteristics, and consensus mechanisms of blockchain technology
• The challenges and benefits of implementing blockchain technology
• The concept of smart cities and their sustainability goals
• The application of blockchain technology in various smart city domains, such as smart environment, smart living, smart governance, smart economy, smart mobility, smart people, and smart tourism

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)

The introduction sets the stage for the thesis by discussing the growing importance of finding innovative solutions to address environmental challenges in urban environments. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically SDG 11, are introduced as a framework for promoting sustainable smart cities. The thesis then explores blockchain technology, providing an overview of its emergence, structure, characteristics, and different types. It also discusses the advantages and disadvantages of this technology. Chapter 3 delves into the smart city concept, its challenges, and the significance of sustainability within this context. The research method used in the thesis is outlined in Chapter 4. Chapter 5 presents findings, focusing on the role of blockchain technology in achieving sustainability goals within smart cities. The chapter explores various domains where blockchain technology can be applied, including smart environment, smart living, smart governance, smart economy, smart mobility, smart people, and smart tourism. It also examines the challenges associated with the use of blockchain technology in smart cities. Chapter 6 discusses real-life use cases of blockchain technology in smart cities, highlighting examples such as the Brooklyn Microgrid, HOPU and PlanetWatch, and Medicalchain.

Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)

The central keywords of this thesis include blockchain technology, smart cities, sustainability, sustainable development goals, smart environment, smart living, smart governance, smart economy, smart mobility, smart people, smart tourism, and security vulnerabilities. These keywords encapsulate the key research focus, themes, and concepts explored within the thesis.