Karima Kourtit

TL;DR: The chapter demonstrates that the inclusion of the abovementioned relations in the analytical hierarchy framework is significant, as it allows, for the first time, the opportunity for this network model to capture the triple helix of a smart urban or regional development.

TL;DR: The paper sketches out the complex force field of global urbanisation phenomena and highlights the data and information needs for strategic planning of cities (using inter alia as a framework the so-called ‘urban piazza’ strategy framework) and offers a concise overview of the emerging opportunities of information and communication technology for smart urban policy.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that large-scale urbanization is not only a fact, but a necessary outcome of the forces of globalization and competition, and that the current trend towards large cities and megacities in a complex global urban system, operating and interacting at a local to global multi-layer scale, is inevitable.

TL;DR: The concept of smart i-cities in the authors' ‘urban century’, the great potential of digital technology for managing big data in governing i-Cities, and the foundations of an urban dashboard on the basis of the so-called Pentagon model as a policy strategy vehicle are outlined.

TL;DR: The human settlement pattern of our planet shows clear signs of ongoing urbanization as mentioned in this paper, and with more than 3.3 billion people currently living in urban areas, the dawning of the twenty-first century is not far away.