**Meet the editor**

Dr. Serafeim Polyzos has a Diploma in Civil Engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece and a bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Macedonia, Greece. He received his PhD in Planning and Regional Development from the University of Thessaly, Greece. He worked in the Ministry of Public Works in Greece for 15 years and he is currently an assistant

professor at the Department of Planning and Regional Development, School of Engineering, University Thessaly in Greece. His scientific research focuses on Regional Development and Policy, Urban Development, Project Management, Project Appraisal, Land Planning, Infrastructures. He is a scientific researcher and a director in: (a) Laboratory of Regional Economic Analysis and (b) Laboratory of Policy and Developmental Programs Appraisal, University of Thessaly and he has published more than 140 articles in scientific journals and conferences' proceedings.

Contents

**Preface IX** 

Chapter 1 **Reappraising Urban Planning** 

Chapter 2 **Leidsche Rijn: Balancing the** 

Uk Kim

Chapter 4 **Emerging Technologies** 

Chapter 5 **A CA-Based Model for** 

**Part 1 Infrastructures and Urban Planning 1** 

**Compact City with the Randstad** 

**for Urban Traffic Management 59** 

**City Traffic Including Bicycles 79**  Jelena Vasić and Heather J. Ruskin

**Planning in a Fragmented City 93** 

**Part 2 Ecosystems and Urban Environment 127** 

**as Key Issue for Urban Development** 

Mohamed Tahir Hussein and Faisal Kamal Zaidi

Carlos Flores-Cortés, Pedro Damián-Reyes, M. Andrade-Aréchiga and J. R. G. Pulido

**Motorway Network 23**  Frank van der Hoeven

Chapter 3 **Digital Amenities of a Smart City 45** 

Antonio Guerrero-Ibáñez,

Chapter 6 **Bricolage Planning: Understanding** 

Chapter 7 **Assessing Hydrological Elements** 

**in Arid Regions 129** 

Farah Jihad and Teller Jacques

**and Urban Sustainability in East Africa 3**  Shuaib Lwasa and Cecilia Kinuthia-Njenga
