Book Overview

This book reviews the structure, applications, technologies, governance, environmental sustainability, smart communities, gender space and other issues related to smart cities. The book is divided into four parts.

Part 1: Conceptual Background

The first one entails the conceptual background, growth and development.

Part 2: Issues in Smart Cities

The second part presents diverse issues on smart cities in terms of environmental sustainability, the role of the community, and gender space, among others.

Part 3: Economic and Technological Issues

The third part revolves around economic and technological issues.

Part 4: Case Studies

The fourth is a compilation of case studies in connection with smart cities. This collection of diverse issues from different locations presents a holistic view of smart cities contributed by authors who have undertaken research projects and implemented their own unique perspectives and methods.

A variety of innovative concepts such as digital governance, polycentric structures, geodata repositories, geoweb services and advanced geospatial technologies in smart city planning, urban microclimatic parameters, and urban heat islands provide invaluable knowledge for researchers and practitioners in these fields.