Smart solutions are widespread and diversified. Smart cities and smart objects are example
of smart solutions. Their design usually follows certain patterns so that they can detect …

This article sought to develop a critical account of the ever-increasing role of ICTs in cities
and urban governance discourses, captured by a growing interest to 'smarten up'our cities …

Smart cities are receiving a lot of attention from researchers and practitioners as they are
considered potential solutions to challenges (eg, traffic congestion and waste management) …

Over the past several decades the concept of smart cities has gained a lot of attention
amongst researchers, the media, governments, civic groups and citizens. The literature …

With rapid urbanization, cities worldwide have sought innovative, sustainable solutions such
as smart city initiatives to leverage technology and data to better manage this growth and the …

Nowadays, smart city is a term recurring in many political discourses and in literature.
Indeed, smart cities provide innovative solutions to solve urban issues. However, this …

To develop child-and youth-friendly cities, data on infrastructure relevant for this subgroup of
society is an important asset. The data can be obtained by crowdmapping approaches like …

Smart Cities come as a solution to the urban challenges faced by the territory. They have
grown in popularity in recent years and are now an integral part of the development strategy …

The goal of this chapter is to illustrate how to model citizens using personality and behavior
as well as a public social network. Besides, the role of serious games and gamification is …

Governments around the world now use Information and Communication Technologies
(ICT) to improve the delivery of services and information to their users (citizens, businesses …