Community-based solar-powered electric vehicle parking lots -- Smart Energy-Aware Cities: Energy Data Analytics to Improve Demand Response Performance -- The Role of Transactive Energy on Management of Flexible Resources -- Microgrid's Role in Enhancing the Security and Flexibility of City Energy Systems -- Peer-to-Peer Local Energy Markets: A Low-Cost Flexible Solution for Energizing Sustainable Smart Cities -- Charging Infrastructure Planning for Smart Cities -- Comprehensive Topological Assessment of Power Electronics Converters for Charging of Electric Vehicles.

This book paves the road for researchers from various areas of engineering working in the realm of smart cities to discuss the intersections in these areas when it comes to infrastructure and its flexibility. The authors lay out models, algorithms and frameworks related to the 'smartness' in the future smart cities. In particular, manufacturing firms, electric generation, transmission and distribution utilities, hardware and software computer companies, automation and control manufacturing firms, and other industries will be able to use this book to enhance their energy operations, improve their comfort and privacy, as well as to increase the benefit from the electrical system. The book pertains to researchers, professionals, and R&D in an array of industries. Analyses various resources for smart cities in terms of energy, telecommunication, market, mobility, etc; Includes an in depth study of renewable energy resources, zero energy buildings, smart homes, active customers, and electric vehicles; Covers information privacy for smart meters and how mobile users play key role in future smart cities.