1. Modern civilization is the city -- 2. Key problems facing modern cities -- 3. The green industrial revolution -- 4. Smart green and sustainable -- 5. Technologies that make a city smart and green -- 6. Sustainable green transport -- 7. China- revolutionary green transformation -- 8. The next...

Der gesellschaftlich-politische Druck der Energiewende kombiniert mit den verheißungsvollen Möglichkeiten einer vernetzten, dezentralen Welt im Rahmen des ‘Internet der Dinge’ (IoT) beschleunigt den Wandel von Städten in Richtung Smart Cities. Während es einige Leuchtturm-Städte wie...

Urbanization is a defining trait of the 21st century, and cities are decisive for the future of sustainable development. This has been recognized internationally through the definition of a stand-alone goal for sustainable urban development, the SDG 11. Cities represent extremely serious...

<P><EM>Preface </EM></P><P></P><P>Foreword: Overcoming Adversity through Collaborative Efforts </P><P>Honorable Dan Kildee, Member of US Congress, Fifth District of Michigan</P><I><P></P><P>Introduction: Collaborative Governance for Growth and Development</P></I><P>Denita Cepiku, So Hee Jeon and David Jesuit </P><P></P><I><P>1. From Competition to Collaboration: Using...</p></i></p></p></p></p></i></p></p></p></em></p>

Sustainable Development Goals are intrinsically competing, and their embedding into urban systems furthermore emphasises such compromises. When observed at the scale of systems of cities, such concern is considered as a series of innovations that challenges the adaptive capacity of urban...