A Game Theoretic Framework for Surplus Food Distribution in Smart Cities and Beyond
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Abstract
Food waste is currently a major challenge for the world. It is the precursor to several socioeconomic problems that are plaguing modern society. To counter and to, simultaneously, stand by the undernourished, surplus food redistribution has surfaced as a viable solution. Information and Communications Technology (ICT)-mediated food redistribution is a highly scalable approach and it percolates into the lives of the masses far better. Even if ICT is not brought into the picture, the presence of food surplus redistribution in developing countries such as India is scarce and is limited to only a few of the major cities. The discussion of a surplus food redistribution framework under strategic settings is a less discussed topic around the globe. This paper aims to address a surplus food redistribution framework under strategic settings, thereby facilitating a smoother exchange of surplus food in the smart cities of developing countries and beyond. As ICT is seamlessly available in smart cities, the paper aims to focus the framework in these cities. However, this can be extended beyond the smart cities to places with greater human involvement.
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OpenAlex topics: Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability · ICT in Developing Communities · Smart Parking Systems Research
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Department of Computer Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, Durgapur 713209, West Bengal, India
School of Computer Science and Engineering, VIT-AP University, Amaravati 522237, Andhra Pradesh, India
Department of Computer Science, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela 769001, Odisha, India
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