Introduction

This introductory chapter provides a summary of the book’s contents. The book is organized into three parts: Digital Cities, Mobility Futures, and Fine-scale Urban Analysis. The chapters contain innovative research about smart citiesSmart City, urban platforms, bikeabilityBikeability, ride-hailingRide-hailing, walkabilityWalkability, planning support systemsPlanning Support System, urban heat mitigation, and urban growth modeling. The 16 chapters are to be presented at the 2023 Computational Urban PlanningUrban planning and Urban Management conference at McGill University in June.