Enhancing Local Economies Through Sustainable Urban Development

Dr. Saúl Alfonso Esparza Rodríguez is an outstanding academic and professional in the field of Management and Competitiveness, member of the National System of Researchers (SNII) of Mexico. He is currently a researcher professor in the Anahuac School of Business, Universidad Anahuac Queretaro, contributing his broad international experience to the academic development of the institution; he is also participating in a postdoctoral fellowship at the Faculty of Accounting and Administration of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. His strong academic background is complemented by a distinguished career as an inventor, holding patents registered with the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) and more than 20 copyrights registered with the National Institute of Copyright (INDAUTOR).Massimo Leserri is an architect and Assistant professor, specializing in architectural representation and digital surveying. His scientific activity, deeply rooted in university research, focuses on the application of emerging technologies for the preservation and enhancement of historical heritage. He currently operates within the DICATECh Department at the Polytechnic University of Bari, where he coordinates cutting-edge studies aimed at merging technical documentation with cultural storytelling.Dr. Anibal Enrique Toscano-Hernández holds a PhD in Economics and Business from the University of Oviedo (Spain). He is a Professor and Researcher at the Universidad del Sinú (Colombia). With over 15 years of experience in research and strategic consultancy, his work focuses on Applied Economics, Sustainable Marketing, and Regional Development, he is recognized as a Senior Researcher by the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation of Colombia.Juan Enrique Nieto-Julián holds a PhD from the University of Seville. Degree in Architecture, Technical Architecture and Master's Degree in Architecture and Historical Heritage. He develops his scientific work in the lines: Historical Building Information Models - HBIM and Application of new techniques of measurement and non-destructive prospecting in Heritage: Laser Scanning and Photogrammetry. He has been a professor since 1997, attached to the Department of Graphic Expression and Building Engineering.Mariella De Fino holds a PhD in Building Engineering and is currently an Associate Professor in Architectural Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Bari. She is a Visiting Professor at ESITC Caen (France), a founding partner of the university spin-off B.Re.D srl – Building Refurbishment and Diagnostics, and coordinator of the Bachelor’s Degree Program in Building Engineering, she is also the inventor of a national patent for a non-invasive inspection system for concrete structures aimed at determining carbonation.Gabriele Rossi holds a PhD in Surveying and Representation of Architecture and the Environment and is Full Professor of Architectural Drawing at the Polytechnic University of Bari (Italy). He teaches Architectural Surveying at the School of Specialization in Architectural and Landscape Heritage and is co-founder of the university spin-off AESEI – Architectural & Engineering Survey of Environment and Infrastructures srl, and he is author of around 150 scientific publications.Cesare Verdoscia, Architect, Ph.D. in “Documentation, Analysis and Reuse of Cultural Heritage”, at the Interdepartmental Documentation Center for the Study of Urban and Rural Settlements in Puglia of the University of Bari Aldo Moro. Associate Professor of the SSD CEAR-10/A Drawing of the Department of Civil, Environmental, Territorial, Construction and Chemical Engineering - D.I.C.A.T.E.Ch. of the Polytechnic of Bari. Teacher of "Drawing and model of the built environment" for the Degree Course in Building Engineering of the Polytechnic of Bari. Scientific director of the Architectural and Urban Modeling Laboratory (MauLab) of the Polytechnic of Bari.

• Chapter 1. Innovative Approaches for the Virtual Reconstruction of Urban Scenario with 3D Gaussian Splatting.- Chapter 2. NatCity Catalysing Creative Economies via Multispecies Urban Design.- Chapter 3. Analysis of the 'Santuario de Las Lajas' and Its Vulnerabilities in Relation to Sustainable Tourism.- Chapter 4. Sierra Minera in Transition. Case study of the participatory elaboration of the Action Plan of the sustainable development strategy of some municipalities in a situation of demographic challenge.- Chapter 5. Ciudad Universitaria of Bogotá: a heritage campus and its recognition for the recovery of public space.- Chapter 6. Sociodigital strategies addressing 3BL issues between urban, and rural areas in Mexico.- Chapter 7. Digital Twins for sustainable and inclusive tourism planning of natural and cultural routes based on geomatics tools and data.- Chapter 8. A neuronal network analysis of the Mexican National Public Health Sociodigital infrastructure.- Chapter 9. Index for the Evaluation of Climate Change Mitigation in Cities: Application to the Most Populated Provincial Capital Cities in Spain.- Chapter 10. Transformations of the Amphibious Coastline at Spratt Bight Pathway: Public Space, Tourism, and Sustainability in the Island Planning of San Andrés.- Chapter 11. Circular Economy strategies for municipal waste management in Latin America.- Chapter 12. Comparison of smart city models and their application in coastal cities for the creation of a sustainable smart city model using SMARTPLS.- Chapter 13. Firenze 2025: overtourism, public spaces and sustainable transformations.- Chapter 14. Exploring the link between green innovation practices and international tourism: a case from European countries and the environmental human dynamics context.