Revolutionizing Urban Development and Governance With Emerging Technologies

Emerging technologies revolutionize urban development and governance, offering innovative solutions to the complex challenges faced by modern cities. From smart infrastructure and data-driven decision-making to the rise of artificial intelligence, blockchain, and the Internet of Things (IoT), these technologies transform how cities are planned, built, and managed. Smart cities now leverage real-time data to optimize traffic flow, reduce energy consumption, enhance public services, and improve citizen engagement. Blockchain enables transparent governance and secure transactions, while AI assists in predictive modeling and urban planning. As these technologies continue to advance, they promise to create more sustainable, efficient, and resilient urban environments, where governance is more responsive, inclusive, and capable. Revolutionizing Urban Development and Governance With Emerging Technologies explores the dynamic and evolving domain of smart cities, with a focus on strategies, initiatives, and methodologies for project assessment. It emphasizes how emerging technologies, such as blockchain and smart contracts, revolutionize urban development by enhancing transparency, efficiency, and trust in urban governance and service delivery. This book covers topics such as digital twins, sensor technology, and smart cities, and is a useful resource for engineers, policymakers, urban developers, academicians, researchers, and environmental scientists.

Dr. Ali Al Maqousi is an Associate Professor of Information Security at the University of Petra in Jordan and serves as the Director of the Office of External Funding and Technology Transfer. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science (Computer Networks) from Oxford Brookes University, UK, and specializes in cybersecurity, computer networks, blockchain, and smart systems. With over 30 peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Al Maqousi has led and contributed to numerous research initiatives, including high-impact Erasmus+ projects. These include BITTCOIN-JO, which focuses on establishing Technology Transfer Offices in Jordan; RL4Eng, which develops remote and virtual labs for engineering education; Pro-GREEN LABs, promoting sustainable development skills in architecture; and COMMO, a mobility program enhancing international academic exchange across the Mediterranean and Western Balkans. Dr. Al Maqousi contributed to the organization of four international conferences as Organization Chair (AEECT 2011, IT-DREPS 2013, AEECT 2013, and AEECT 2015) and two international conferences as General Co-Chair (JIEEEC 2017 & IT-DREPS 2017) and one international conference as a publication chair (ICCIAA 2025). His work has supported innovation, capacity building, and educational modernization through collaboration with institutions across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He is active in academic quality assurance, supervises graduate research, and serves as a reviewer for international journals. Dr. Al Maqousi is also a senior member of IEEE and the Jordanian Engineers Association, reflecting his strong commitment to advancing research, education, and cross-border collaboration in higher education.

Professor Ammar Ali Almomani He is a Cybersecurity Based on AI, specialist with a Ph.D. Degree in advanced internet security and monitoring from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 20 Years of Teaching and industrial experience, exposure to innovation and entrepreneurship. 6 years of management included around 3 years as Head of the Research and Innovation Department, - One of the Top 2% of Global Influential Researchers by Stanford University and the Scopus Index-2023-2024. - Consultant and Expert member in UAE Research Map (R&D) - I have an extensive publication record, with over 150 + articles published in reputable journals and conferences, most of them in Scopus Q1 and Q2 categories, 100 Scopus articles, Scopus citations=1950, H-index=22, and 10 patents published as Eight Germany and Two India granted patents. 4100 Citations on Google Scholar, with an H-index of 31. I-index= 68. - More than 20 articles, books, and conferences are under revision in 2024. worked in AL-Balqa Applied University -Jordan and Currently, working in the Computer Information Science (CIS) program, Bachelor of Cybersecurity, at Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), Sharjah, UAE.

Amjad Aldweesh is a computer assistant professor interested in the Blockchain and Smart contracts technology as well as cyber security. Amjad has a Bachelor degree in computer science. He has a MSc degree in advanced computer science and security from the University of Manchester with distinction. Amjad is the second in the UK and the first in the middle east to have a PhD in the Blockchain and Smart contracts technology from Newcastle University.