Smart City Engineering: Core Concepts and Technologies

Smart city technologies are transforming urban environments through automated infrastructure, intelligent sensors, and connected systems. This written course provides a thorough introduction to the engineering concepts that power modern smart cities. You will start by building a strong vocabulary of key terms, system architectures, and underlying network principles before analyzing practical urban engineering challenges. What you will learn: Learn foundational concepts of smart infrastructure, sensor hardware, and embedded controllers. Understand data communication protocols such as MQTT and HTTP used in urban IoT networks. Explore automation logic for intelligent traffic management, smart lighting, and energy monitoring. Practice breaking down complex engineering problems into structured workflow components. Analyze security standards and zero-trust concepts for connected public utilities. Evaluate written case studies on smart city deployments through guided reading exercises. This text-based learning module is ideal for beginners looking to understand urban technology and system design. No prior engineering experience is required to start reading and mastering the basics.