Esmat Zaidan is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor at the College of Public Policy, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation. She has published over 65 articles, predominantly in Q1 journals indexed by Scopus and ISI Web of Science, and has been recognised as one of the global 2% Most Cited Scientists in her field.Imad Antoine Ibrahim is an Assistant Professor in Environmental Law and Governance at Department of Governance and Technology for Sustainability, Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences, University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands.Elie Azar is a Canada Research Chair and Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carleton University in Ottawa, ON, Canada. His primary research focuses on integrating research methods and knowledge from different disciplines to promote a sustainable, resilient, and people-centric built environment.

• Lists of figures. List of tables. About the editors. List of contributors. Foreword. List of abbreviations. Introduction. Part I: Smart Cities and Citizens. 1. For Us, by Us? The Role of Citizens in Smart Cities. 2. Intelligence Including Disadvantaged Citizens in Smart Societies: How Learning in Formal and Informal Educational Settings Fosters Digital Literacy. 3. From a Smart City to Wise Citizens – Smart Empowering with Artificial Intelligence. 4. Smart and Connected Communities: From Top-Down to Bottom-up Approaches to City Development. Part II: Smart Cities and Governance. 5. Smart Cities and Public Data - Current Challenges and Potential Solutions. 6. Strengthening Governance Accountability in Smart Cities: The Case of Urban Energy Transition in Jakarta, Indonesia. 7. City of Challenges: Towards Eco-Technological Innovation? Examples from Morocco and South Korea. 8. Smartifying [Informal] Cities through Platform Urbanism. Part III: Smart Cities and the Law. 9. Smart Cities as New Battlegrounds in the Geopolitics of International Law. 10. Navigating International Legal Frontiers for Sustainable Urbanization. 11. Individuals’ Privacy and Data Collection in the Context of Smart Cities: Law & Policy Review. Conclusion. Index.

Esmat Zaidan is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor at the College of Public Policy, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation. She has published over 65 articles, predominantly in Q1 journals indexed by Scopus and ISI Web of Science, and has been recognised as one of the global 2% Most Cited Scientists in her field.Imad Antoine Ibrahim is an Assistant Professor in Environmental Law and Governance at Department of Governance and Technology for Sustainability, Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences, University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands.Elie Azar is a Canada Research Chair and Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carleton University in Ottawa, ON, Canada. His primary research focuses on integrating research methods and knowledge from different disciplines to promote a sustainable, resilient, and people-centric built environment.

• Lists of figures. List of tables. About the editors. List of contributors. Foreword. List of abbreviations. Introduction. Part I: Smart Cities and Citizens. 1. For Us, by Us? The Role of Citizens in Smart Cities. 2. Intelligence Including Disadvantaged Citizens in Smart Societies: How Learning in Formal and Informal Educational Settings Fosters Digital Literacy. 3. From a Smart City to Wise Citizens – Smart Empowering with Artificial Intelligence. 4. Smart and Connected Communities: From Top-Down to Bottom-up Approaches to City Development. Part II: Smart Cities and Governance. 5. Smart Cities and Public Data - Current Challenges and Potential Solutions. 6. Strengthening Governance Accountability in Smart Cities: The Case of Urban Energy Transition in Jakarta, Indonesia. 7. City of Challenges: Towards Eco-Technological Innovation? Examples from Morocco and South Korea. 8. Smartifying [Informal] Cities through Platform Urbanism. Part III: Smart Cities and the Law. 9. Smart Cities as New Battlegrounds in the Geopolitics of International Law. 10. Navigating International Legal Frontiers for Sustainable Urbanization. 11. Individuals’ Privacy and Data Collection in the Context of Smart Cities: Law & Policy Review. Conclusion. Index.

Esmat Zaidan is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor at the College of Public Policy, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation. She has published over 65 articles, predominantly in Q1 journals indexed by Scopus and ISI Web of Science, and has been recognised as one of the global 2% Most Cited Scientists in her field.Imad Antoine Ibrahim is an Assistant Professor in Environmental Law and Governance at Department of Governance and Technology for Sustainability, Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences, University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands.Elie Azar is a Canada Research Chair and Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carleton University in Ottawa, ON, Canada. His primary research focuses on integrating research methods and knowledge from different disciplines to promote a sustainable, resilient, and people-centric built environment.

• Lists of figures. List of tables. About the editors. List of contributors. Foreword. List of abbreviations. Introduction. Part I: Smart Cities and Citizens. 1. For Us, by Us? The Role of Citizens in Smart Cities. 2. Intelligence Including Disadvantaged Citizens in Smart Societies: How Learning in Formal and Informal Educational Settings Fosters Digital Literacy. 3. From a Smart City to Wise Citizens – Smart Empowering with Artificial Intelligence. 4. Smart and Connected Communities: From Top-Down to Bottom-up Approaches to City Development. Part II: Smart Cities and Governance. 5. Smart Cities and Public Data - Current Challenges and Potential Solutions. 6. Strengthening Governance Accountability in Smart Cities: The Case of Urban Energy Transition in Jakarta, Indonesia. 7. City of Challenges: Towards Eco-Technological Innovation? Examples from Morocco and South Korea. 8. Smartifying [Informal] Cities through Platform Urbanism. Part III: Smart Cities and the Law. 9. Smart Cities as New Battlegrounds in the Geopolitics of International Law. 10. Navigating International Legal Frontiers for Sustainable Urbanization. 11. Individuals’ Privacy and Data Collection in the Context of Smart Cities: Law & Policy Review. Conclusion. Index.