This book, the first volume, highlights 8 out of a total of about 36 megacities in the World which by definition have 10 million inhabitants. The cities/chapters presented in this book are based on recent advance such as the wide use of ICT, IOT, e-Governance, e-Democracy, smart economy and flattening and acceleration of the world that is taking place in recent times as reported by 3 times Pulitzer Prize Winner Thomas Friedman. It therefor departs from other ideologies where only a certain megacity qualifies for the title of smart global megacities while in reality every megacity can, and presents how smart global megacities can be created.

Highlights the state-of-the-art design of smart megacities, along with the associated challenges Uses several case studies to understand smart living and the role of citizens Shows how smart living helps in creating smart megacities

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Professor T. M. Vinod Kumar have 45 years of professional experience and had specialized in Urban and Regional Planning, Urban and Regional Infrastructure, Urban Environmental Management, Application of GIS in Urban Planning, Models  in Planning , Urban Design and Smart Cities. He has vast consultancy experience all over India on Urban and Rural Development, Infrastructure, Tourism, Health Care and in Malaysia on New Town Planning and Development, City Centre and Housing Planning and Structure Plan. He has worked in Bhutan, China, Pakistan, Nepal and India for Energy for Mountain Development Program of International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development as Regional Program Coordinator. Academically he has worked in the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi as Professor, Head of Department Urban Planning, Head of Centre for Analysis and Systems Studies, Head Centre for Urban Studies and finally Dean of Studies of School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. He alsoworked as Planner-Engineer with the Ford Foundation, India. He was Visiting Professor at Bandung Institute of Technology Indonesia, and now in National Institute of Technology, Calicut. He is Author of many books and journal articles and Project Manager for many consulting projects in India and abroad.

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The Configuration of Smart and Global Mega Cities.- E-Commerce and the City: Vignettes from Kozhikode, India.- TERRITORIAL INTELLIGENCE PROJECT: GOVERNANCE FOR MEGALOPOLIS URBAN-RURAL LINKAGE PATTERNC comparativestudy between Po River Valley Megalopolis Region, Italy & Chennai and Kolkata, India.- TOKYO GLOBAL MEGACITY - Smart Sustainable Energy Solutions.- Smart Mega Global City: A Roadmap of Mobility as a Service for Mumbai.- Assessment of Mumbai to serve as a Smart Global Mega City.- Planning for Resiliency and Climate Protection in the New York Megacity.- Towards a Smart Mega City: Hong Kong and Shenzhen.- Smart Global Megacities SPATIAL STRATEGIES FOR KOLKATA METROPOLITAN REGION.- International Collaborative Research: Smart Global Mega Cities and Conclusions of Cities Case Studies: Tokyo,Delhi,Mumbai, New York, Hong Kong,Shen Zhen, Kolkata.