This book presents up-to-date information on the future digital and smart cities. In particular
it describes novel insights about the use of computational intelligence techniques and
decentralized technologies covering urban aspects and services cities governance and social
sciences. The topics covered here range from state-of-the-art computational techniques to
current discussions regarding drones blockchain smart contracts and cryptocurrencies. The
idealization of this material emerged with a journey of free knowledge exchange from a diverse
group of authors who met each other through four different events (workshops and special
sessions) organized with the purpose of boosting the concepts surrounding smart cities. We
believe that this book comprises innovative and precise information regarding state-of-the-art
applications and ideas for the future of cities and society. It will surely be useful not only
for the academic community but also to the industry professionals and city managers.
