Smart, Sustainable and Resilient Communities, Cities and Regions
The term ‘smart city’ has become synonymous with innovation in urban areas. Over the past decades, scholars, the private sector and international institutions have explored the potential of implementing digital technologies in urban spaces to deliver services, improve the economy, and make cities a better place to work and live. Despite significant developments, many implemented solutions are technology-driven, while the human-centric approach continues to receive insufficient attention.
In this regard, some challenges must be overcome to put the people at the centre of smart city development, prioritising humanity, inclusivity, resilience, and sustainability to leave no one behind in the digital transformation. It is also necessary to connect the smart cities’ approach to the New Urban Agenda and the climate emergency to develop concrete recommendations for regional and local governments. Moreover, contextualised and adaptive solutions must be created, as cities vary significantly across countries and regions.
This Track calls for papers that discuss how human-centric, secure, and resilient solutions can be integrated into smart city efforts, such as local e-governance, digital infrastructures, local innovation systems, rural domains, traditional governance, and indigenous knowledge systems.
Accepted Papers:
- Real-Time Grid Stability Monitoring Using Simplified LSTM Models: A Scalable Solution for Resource-Constrained Environments in the Global South | Muawiya Sadiq
- From Traditional to Smart: Embedding Human-Centric Principles into Urban Facility Planning for Inclusive Development in African Cities | Jolly Egharevba
- Advancing Smart and Sustainable University Ecosystems in Nigeria: A Synergistic Entrepreneurial Model for Inclusive Finance, Digital Integration, and Collaborative Innovation | Oluwafemi Anifowose, Jamiu Odugbesan, William Alabi
- A GIS-Based Swarm Intelligence Approach to EV Charging Station Placement: A Case Study for Sustainable Urban Mobility in Nigeria | Nafisa Usman, Muhammed Bashir Mu'azu, Zaharuddeen Haruna, Abubakar Umar, Basira Yahaya
