<p><b>Become empowered to build and maintain smarter cities</b> </p><p>At its core, a smart city is a collection of technological responses to the growing demands, challenges, and complexities of improving the quality of life for billions of people now living in urban centers across the world.</p><p>The movement to create smarter cities is still in its infancy, but ambitious and creative projects in all types of cities¿big and small¿around the globe are beginning to make a big difference. New ideas, powered by technology, are positively changing how we move humans and products from one place to another; create and distribute energy; manage waste; combat the climate crisis; build more energy efficient buildings; and improve basic city services through digitalization and the smart use of data. </p><p>Inside this book you¿ll find out:</p><ul><li>What it really means to create smarter cities</li><li>How our urban environments are being transformed</li><li>Big ideas for improving the qualit