Smart Cities and Smart Communities

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 Education and Research. He is the author of several book chapters published by leading publishers such as Manchester University Press, University of Toronto Press, Routledge, John Wiley and Sons, Sage Publications, and Praeger. His 2017 book – Colonizing, Decolonizing, and Globalizing Kolkata: From a Colonial to a Post-Marxist City –  published by the Amsterdam University Press has been widely acclaimed in the field. His most recent co-edited book, Smart Village Technology: Concepts and Developments, has been published by Springer: Cham, Switzerland in 2020. He has been involved in many editorial activities, including serving as the book review editor of the Journal of Urban Technology since 2005. He has also served as a reviewer for many international journals as well as publishers such as Routledge and Fordham University Press. He has managed over $4 million worth of research contracts and grants for agencies such as the Economic Development Agency, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Highway Administration, Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Baltimore Urban League, and the National Transportation Center at MSU.Dr. Sudeshna Ghosh is an Associate Professor of Regional Planning in the Department of Geography and Regional Planning at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA. Dr. Ghosh earned her Ph.D. in Regional Development Planning from the University of Cincinnati, USA, and her Master’s degree in City Planning from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India. She has published several articles and book chapters in the areas of economic development planning, land use modeling, smart city and smart living strategies in the US, and planning in the developing world, specifically India and Brazil.

• 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.

“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)