Blockchain for Smart Cities: A Systematic Literature Review

Ifigenia Georgiou; Juan Geoffrey Nell; Angelika I. Kokkinaki

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-63396-7_12

Blockchain for Smart Cities: A Systematic Literature Review

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Abstract

We use a systematic literature review methodology to answer the following questions pertaining to smart cities and blockchain: (i) Why was blockchain chosen as the solution? (ii) What blockchains are being considered for use in smart cities and why? and (iii) What blockchain based applications are being researched for smart cities? Our results - based on 45 peer-reviewed academic studies all published in journals that met pre-defined search criteria - show that increased security, privacy, and trust are the reasons most cited in the literature for the use of blockchain for smart cities. Consortium, Hybrid, Private, and Public blockchains are discussed with respect to their suitability for smart cities applications, and finally, we discuss smart cities blockchain applications from the literature using a taxonomy based on the framework defined by Silva et al. [40]. In conclusion, this study highlights the current blockchain challenges and future research opportunities, including the need to change the current mindset of centralized control and trusted third parties to a more participative engagement model across smart cities.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Information Systems - 17th European, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern Conference, EMCIS 2020, Proceedings
Editors	Marinos Themistocleous, Maria Papadaki, Muhammad Mustafa Kamal
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	169-187
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Print)	9783030633950
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63396-7_12
Publication status	Published - 2020
Event	17th European, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems, EMCIS 2020 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates Duration: 25 Nov 2020 → 26 Nov 2020

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing
Volume	402
ISSN (Print)	1865-1348
ISSN (Electronic)	1865-1356

Conference

Conference	17th European, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems, EMCIS 2020
Country/Territory	United Arab Emirates
City	Dubai
Period	25/11/20 → 26/11/20

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Keywords

Blockchain
Decentralization
Distributed ledger technology (DLT)
Internet of Things (IoT)
Sharing economy
Smart cities, blockchain
Smart contracts
Systematic literature review

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Georgiou, I., Nell, J. G., & Kokkinaki, A. I. (2020). Blockchain for Smart Cities: A Systematic Literature Review. In M. Themistocleous, M. Papadaki, & M. M. Kamal (Eds.), Information Systems - 17th European, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern Conference, EMCIS 2020, Proceedings (pp. 169-187). (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing; Vol. 402). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63396-7_12

Georgiou, Ifigenia ; Nell, Juan Geoffrey ; Kokkinaki, Angelika I. / Blockchain for Smart Cities : A Systematic Literature Review. Information Systems - 17th European, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern Conference, EMCIS 2020, Proceedings. editor / Marinos Themistocleous ; Maria Papadaki ; Muhammad Mustafa Kamal. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2020. pp. 169-187 (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing).

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Georgiou, I, Nell, JG & Kokkinaki, AI 2020, Blockchain for Smart Cities: A Systematic Literature Review. in M Themistocleous, M Papadaki & MM Kamal (eds), Information Systems - 17th European, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern Conference, EMCIS 2020, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol. 402, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 169-187, 17th European, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems, EMCIS 2020, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 25/11/20. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63396-7_12

Blockchain for Smart Cities: A Systematic Literature Review. / Georgiou, Ifigenia; Nell, Juan Geoffrey; Kokkinaki, Angelika I.
Information Systems - 17th European, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern Conference, EMCIS 2020, Proceedings. ed. / Marinos Themistocleous; Maria Papadaki; Muhammad Mustafa Kamal. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2020. p. 169-187 (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing; Vol. 402).

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Georgiou I, Nell JG, Kokkinaki AI. Blockchain for Smart Cities: A Systematic Literature Review. In Themistocleous M, Papadaki M, Kamal MM, editors, Information Systems - 17th European, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern Conference, EMCIS 2020, Proceedings. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2020. p. 169-187. (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-63396-7_12

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