The Emerald Handbook of Smart Cities in the Gulf Region: Innovation, Development, Transformation, and Prosperity for Vision 2040 is an authoritative reference edition that employs a four-tier approach to understanding smart cities in the Gulf Region: Innovation, Development, Transformation, and Prosperity. This active learning approach empowers readers to apply a wide range of knowledge from social sciences and computer science to real-world issues, fostering critical thinking skills and competencies.
Editors Dr. Miltiadis D. Lytras, Dr. Afnan Alkhaldi and Dr. Sawsan Malik, unite diverse communities of researchers, academics, practitioners, industrial managers, and policy makers to advance applied research, best practices, and lessons related to smart cities in the Gulf Region. This collected work uniquely integrates urban planning, advanced computational, and government policy-making aspects, with a focus on disseminating the momentum of Smart Cities Research in the Gulf Region. It addresses the comprehensive Smart Cities agenda, encompassing strategic, technical, computational, economic, social, and innovative dimensions. It delves into sophisticated computational technologies, such as AI, Blockchain, Metaverse, Cloud Computing, Data Mining, IoT, and more, emphasizing their role in realizing the vision of smart cities. Moreover, it addresses the social, economic, and sustainability dimensions of smart cities, touching on well-being, quality of life, social inclusion, and citizen engagement.
This comprehensive study is suited for a wide-ranging audience, including researchers, academics, practitioners, industrial managers, and policy makers interested in advancing applied research, best practices, and lessons related to smart cities in the Gulf Region. Indicative topics/sections include:
- Smart Cities Strategies, (Strategy Formulation, Road mapping, Use cases selection and Strategy Implementation)
- The sophisticated computational agenda of smart cities (including: Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Metaverse, Cloud Computing, Data Mining, Internet of Things, Cyber Physical Systems, Fog and Edge Computing, Analytics and Dashboards etc)
- The social, economic, and sustainability agenda of Smart cities (e.g. Well-being, Quality of Life, Well-being, social inclusion, active engagement of citizens etc.
- The Smart City operational agenda (Smart Living, Smart Government Services, Smart Municipality Service, Digital Transformation, Smart Tourism, Smart Business, Smart Education, Smart Healthcare, Smart Entertainment and Culture etc)
- Smart Cities as a social good
- Vision 2030/35/40 and Smart Cities Projects
We invite researchers, scientists, policy makers, computer science, urban planning experts, smart cities innovators and social scientists to submit their chapter proposals to any of the Editors till 15th November 2023. The workflow is as follows:
- ·Submission of Chapter Proposals/Abstracts: November, 15, 2023
- ·Full Chapters submission: January, 30, 2024
- ·Revisions and Final chapters due: March,15, 2024
- ·Publication: Q4, 2024
Miltiadis D. Lytras
Effat University
Saudi Arabia
Afnan Alkhaldi
Arab Open University
Kuwait branch, Kuwait
Sawsan Malik
Arab Open University
Kuwait branch, Kuwait
Thank you. My team and I have submitted a chapter proposal with the title: "Challenges and Opportunities in Implementing Smart City Services."
Hello. I have the possibility of connecting you with an architectural practice well-versed into working in Saudi most especially having won contracts on on new city development plans such as Kiddiya and Roshn. I think a chapter on design processes and the development of the urban plan, the architecture and master plans, would actually prove very useful in this book. Let me know. Kind regards, Anousheh
@Anousheh,
Thank you for reaching out and offering the opportunity to collaborate with an architectural practice experienced in Saudi, particularly with notable contracts like Kiddiya and Roshn. Your suggestion about including a chapter on design processes, urban development, architecture, and master plans in the book is an excellent idea. It would undoubtedly add valuable insights to the book's content.
I appreciate your interest in collaboration, and I'd be delighted to discuss this further. Please feel free to provide more details about the scope, goals, and potential contributions to the chapter. This will help us move forward with the collaboration more effectively.
Looking forward to your response.
Kind regards,
Dr. T. D. Ikiriko
Dear Dr Ikiriko,
Thank you for your kind response. I have now spoken with the architectural firm’s CEO, Ron Naybour, and he suggested you speak with him and his team directly. Here is his personal assistant’s email: [email protected]
She will arrange for you to talk to Mr Naybour directly. I think it is worth working on this book project with this architectural practice as they have worked a lot on this topic and on transport projects around the world as well as in the Gulf region. I hope this is helpful. Best wishes, Anousheh .
It's an interesting proposal! An outstanding research topic!
Regards,
Nicholas P Theodorakatos
ECE NTUA
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