Smart Cities: Issues and Challenges. Mapping Political, Social and Economic Risks and Threats

Table of Contents

1. Smart cities: emerging issues and challenges

Part I: Safety and Security 2. ICTs'-enhanced urban space monitoring & surveillance systems 3. Public Safety Policies using Volunteered Geographic Information 4. Managing Public Health in Smart Cities

Part II: Managing public space: democracy, participation, decision-making 5. Civic participation and social media 6. Knowledge society technologies for Smart Cities development 7. Bridging the virtual and the real in smart cities: smart cities' tangible public space

Part III: Well-being and social inclusion 8. Challenges and limitation of smart cities' (re)-design and applications 9. Well-being and mental health 10. Sustainable development in the Smart Cities ecosystem 11. Politics of Support in Big IS Projects

Part IV: Global contexts 12. Smart cities diplomacy 13. Smart city as a steering regional competitiveness and sustainable development 14. Re-thinking the migration-smart city nexus 15. involuntary Smart city migration re-considered

Authors

Anna Visvizi SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland and Effat University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Anna Visvizi is an economist and political scientist, editor, and research and political consultant with extensive experience in academia, think tank and government sectors in Europe and the United States. Associate Professor at SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland, and Visiting Scholar at Effat University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Professor Visvizi's expertise covers issues pertinent to the intersection of politics, economics, and ICT. This translates in her research and advisory roles in the fields of AI and geopolitics, smart cities and smart villages, knowledge and innovation management, and technology diffusion, especially with regard to the EU and BRI. Miltiadis Lytras Research Professor, Deree College, The American College of Greece, Greece. Miltiadis D. Lytras is an expert in advanced computer science and management, editor, lecturer, and research consultant, with extensive experience in academia and the business sector in Europe and Asia. Dr. Lytras is a Research Professor at Deree College - The American College of Greece and a Distinguished Scientist at the King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Dr. Lytras is a world-class expert in the fields of cognitive computing, information systems, technology enabled innovation, social networks, computers in human behavior, and knowledge management. In his work, Dr. Lytras seeks to bring together and exploit synergies among scholars and experts committed to enhancing the quality of education for all.?