Intelligent Cities and Technology
A section of Urban Science (ISSN 2413-8851).
Section Information
Intelligent Cities and Technology is a dynamic field that focuses on leveraging advanced technologies to enhance urban management, improve the quality of urban life, and promote the sustainable development of cities. It combines the latest technological achievements with urban planning and operation to create more efficient, convenient, and livable urban environments.
In the current digital-driven era, the trend of urban intelligentization is accelerating. Research in this area mainly emphasizes the construction and optimization of intelligent urban infrastructure, such as smart grids, intelligent transportation systems, and intelligent water supply and drainage systems. Additionally, the application and analysis of big data, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things in urban scenarios are also key research directions.
This section of the journal is particularly interested in topics related to smart city technologies, including Internet of Things (IoT) applications in urban settings, intelligent transportation and traffic management, smart building technologies, and the use of big data analytics for urban decision-making. We welcome submissions from multiple related fields, such as computer science, information technology, electrical engineering, and urban informatics. Whether it is research on the development and implementation of new intelligent city technologies, or case-study-based evaluations of the effectiveness of existing smart city initiatives, high-quality papers that contribute to the understanding and development of intelligent cities are highly welcome.
This section encourages submissions related to:
- Smart city governance and policy;
- Urban Big Data, IoT, and sensor networks;
- Urban Digital Twins and simulation;
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in urban management;
- Civic technology (Civic Tech) and e-governance;
- Smart grids and intelligent energy systems;
- Digital divides, data privacy, and ethical implications.
Editorial Board
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Urban Water Resilience: Integrated Strategies for Sustainable, Smart, and Healthy Cities (Deadline: 15 March 2026)
- Advances in Urban Planning and the Digitalization of City Management (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Geotechnology in Urban Landscape Studies (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Optimizing Urban Building Energy Analysis and Prediction: Evidence from AI, Big Data, and Machine Learning (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Intelligent GIS Application in Cities (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Digital Twin Ecosystems: Data Governance, Commoning, and Ethical Urban Futures (Deadline: 1 May 2026)
- Innovative and Sustainable Technologies and the Internet of Things (IoT) for Smart City Security (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Regional and Urban Innovation for Sustainable Competitiveness in the Digital Age (Deadline: 1 June 2026)
- Sustainable Buildings and Cities: Integrated Research on Smart Strategies for Renewal and Resilience (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Smart Cities and E-Government: Leveraging Big Data for Urban Development (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Smart and Sustainable Urban Futures: Integrating Planning, Participation, and Policy Innovation (Deadline: 10 September 2026)
- Leveraging Socioeconomic and Geospatial Data for Understanding Urban–Rural Continuum (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Innovation-Driven Urban Development in the Digital and Sustainable Era (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
