Cities can be considered as “complex systems,” since they are characterized by multiple
connected elements and by relations among them that are not always recognizable. The …

The high connectivity of people, things and ideas provided by ICTs has started a
transformation of the physical aspect and the social relations of the city by creating hybrid …

The cities of the future will be urban ecosystems in which cultures and identities can interact
thanks to intelligent infrastructures and interconnections, equipped with widespread …

Cities are the habitat of the knowledge-based economy. Cities produce and attract human
capital and are today giant interface of communication, cities possess the critical mass for …

The article examines the impact of the virtual public sphere on how urban spaces are
experienced and conceived in our data-driven society. It places particular emphasis on …

In recent years, the concept and literature of 'smart cities' has focused attention on the
relation between new technologies, the problem solving capacities of cities as ecosystems …

The widespread of Information and Communication Technologies and the consequently
redefinition of roles in the usage and management of the city brought along new systems of …

Urban planning regeneration is a viable mechanism contributing to the further development
of the urban tissue in terms of complex reconstruction of the existing city space-planning …

Contemporary cities are the scenes of sudden and numerous changes from social,
economical and environmental points of view. The capability for cities to endorse, foster …

The city itself is a multifunctional and complex object that can be represented as a
demographic, ecological, transport, administrative-territorial and industrial production …