Smart Cities and Smart Communities

Introduction.- Technology Talks: The Evolution and Rhetoric of Smartcities.- Projects for Smart Cities: Ecosystems, Connected Intelligence and Innovation Driving the Radical Transformation of Cities.- The Histories of New (Geo)politics of Smart Villages Communities in a Global World: A Contribution to Geographical Debate.- Identifying, Mapping and Measuring Europe's Smart Cities and Digital Divides: Hyperlink Variations in Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Cities.- Role of Smart Dustbin in Creating a Smart Environment.- Smart Technologies and Aging Society.- Conceptual Model of Mixed-methods Civic Engagement Infrastructure Using Cloud-based Computing Combined with On-site Engagement and Action Projects.- Digital Placemaking: An Analysis of Citizen Participation in Smart Cities.- Historian for a Day: A Use Case of Augmented Reality in Civic Engagement.

Dr. Srikanta Patnaik is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (SOA) University, Bhubaneswar, India. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering with a focus on Computational Intelligence from Jadavpur University, India, in 1999 and has supervised 12 Ph.D. dissertations and more than 30 M. Tech theses in the areas of Computational Intelligence, Soft Computing Applications and Re-Engineering. Dr. Patnaik has published around 60 research papers in international journals and conference proceedings. He is the author of 2 textbooks and has edited 12 books and a few invited book chapters, published by leading international publishers such as Springer-Verlag, Kluwer Academic, etc. Dr. Patnaik was the Principal Investigator of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)-sponsored TAPTEC project "Building Cognition for Intelligent Robot" and University Grants Commission (UGC)-sponsored Major Research Project "Machine Learning and Perception using Cognition Methods". He is one of the Editors-in-Chief of International Journal of Information and Communication Technology and International Journal of Computational Vision and Robotics published from Inderscience Publishing House, England, and also one of the Editors-in-Chief of the book series on "Modeling and Optimization in Science and Technology" published by Springer, Germany.

Dr. Siddhartha Sen is a Professor of City and Regional Planning and Associate Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning at Morgan State University (MSU), Baltimore, USA. He is a recognized scholar on Indian urbanization and the non-profit sector in India. His articles have appeared in journals such as Third World Planning Review (now known as International Development Planning Review), Development and Change, Cities, Voluntas, Journal of Urban Technology, Michigan Sociological Review, Journal of Planning History, and Journal of Planning

"Each of the chapters is well-written and provides valuable insights into how smart cities are developed and how citizens can be involved in the process. Personally, I most enjoyed the chapters ... . Each of the chapters contributes to the book's overall aim to help bridge the gap between the academic and practitioner realms. ... This book is for those with an interest in the history, current development, and future of smart cities, particularly academics, students, urban planners, and policymakers." (Ivis García, Journal of Urban Affairs, June 9, 2023)