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The goal of this Special Issue is to discuss new challenges in the simulation and management problems of both traditional and innovative bike-sharing systems, to ultimately encourage the competitiveness and attractiveness of BSSs, and contribute to the further promotion of sustainable mobility. We have selected thirteen papers for publication in this Special Issue.

bike sharing --- rebalancing --- clustering --- optimization --- sustainability --- bike-sharing --- public bicycles --- shared use mobility --- cycling --- sustainable transport --- Free-Floating Bike-sharing Systems --- causes of disorderly parking --- factor analysis --- sustainable mode of transportation --- bike-sharing system --- public bicycle --- complex network --- network structure --- e-bike sharing --- transport sustainability --- mobile depot --- cruise tourism --- ordered probit model --- bikeway network design --- selective nodes --- elimination heuristic --- demand coverage --- bike share --- cycling safety --- night-time visibility --- cognitive difference between cyclists and drivers --- free-floating bike-sharing system --- influence factor --- social-psychological variables --- intention --- use frequency --- post-sharing era --- bikesharing --- brand choice --- conditional Logit model --- sustainable development --- public bike sharing --- cluster analysis --- categorization --- data collection --- sharing economy --- stated preference --- discrete choice models --- bike-sharing rebalancing problem --- multi-energy mixed fleets --- traffic restrictions --- simulated annealing --- variable neighborhood structures --- BSS station efficiency --- data envelopment analysis --- spatial analysis in transport --- bike-sharing station --- n/a

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The sharing economy and collaborative consumption are attracting a great deal of interest due to their business, legal and civic implications. The consequences of the spreading of practices of sharing in urban environments and under daily dynamics are underexplored. This Special Issue aims to address if and how sharing shapes cities, the way that spaces are designed and lived in if social interactions are escalated, and the ways that habits and routines take place in post-individualistic society. In particular, the following key questions are of primary interest: Urban fabric: How is ‘sharing’ shaping cities? Does it represent a paradigm shift with tangible and physical reverberations on urban form? How are shared mobility, work, inhabiting reconfiguring the urban and social fabric? Social practices: Are new lifestyles and practices related to sharing changing the use and design of spaces? To what extent is sharing triggering a production and consumption paradigm shift to be reflected in urban arrangements and infrastructures? Sustainability: Does sharing increase the intensity of use of space and assets, or, rather, does it increase them to meet the expectations of convenience for urban lifestyles? To what extent are these phenomena fostering more economically-, socially-, and environmentally-sustainable practices and cities? Policy: How can policy makers and municipalities interact with these bottom-up and phenomena and grassroots innovation to create more sustainable cities? Scholars responded to the above questions from the fields of urban studies, urban planning and design, sociology, geography, theoretically-grounded and informed by the results of fieldwork activities.

Airbnb and policy innovation --- n/a --- accessibility --- Airbnb and housing typologies --- informality --- Melbourne sharing economy --- bike sharing --- local communities --- Airbnb and planning --- Airbnb and domestic design --- mobility policy --- platform cooperativism --- urban regeneration --- Airbnb and governance --- emotions --- democratic quality --- sharing --- urban studies --- stress levels --- sharing platform --- digital participation --- social relations --- spatial agency --- critical autoethnography --- cohousing --- collaborative workplaces --- participation --- Bourdieu --- co-design --- coworking --- entrepreneurial action --- coworking spaces --- Melbourne Airbnb --- coworking business --- collaborative economy --- design-research --- sustainable mobility --- urban mobility --- architecture --- architectural and urban effects of Airbnb --- ageing --- physiological sensors --- GSR --- sharing economic --- social street --- matchmaking --- socio-spatial effects of Airbnb --- sharing economy --- urban --- galvanic skin response --- coproduction --- coworking space --- emotional layer

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Climate change is increasing due to the anthropogenic emission of greenhouse gases. The majority of these are due to the production and consumption of energy. According to the latest estimates, global energy demand could triple by 2050, and by then, 70% of the world’s population will live in cities. The challenge for future cities is the implementation of a mechanism that minimizes the need for injection of new energy resources in them, so that a high level of self-sufficiency can be achieved through the concept of circular economy, thus partially mitigating the impacts of climate change. Using solar energy today is considered to be one of the best solutions that can be installed in buildings to help with this issue. This book addresses several relevant aspects related to energy saving at cities, including a deep survey of research topics and scientific collaborations in energy saving. The main research topics carried out are related to sustainability, solar energy, the use of rooftops for energy generation, energy conversion from urban biomass or residues, wind energy, and public and private urban energy saving.

energy-saving --- energy conservation --- energy utilization --- energy efficiency --- scientific collaboration --- wind farm --- thermal power plants --- peak electricity demand --- Gulf of Mexico --- bike sharing --- energy saving --- system rebalancing --- Weibull function --- scale parameter --- shape parameter --- wind power density --- seasons --- optimal tilt angle --- PV system --- solar photovoltaic --- solar radiation --- PVGIS --- PVWatts --- Palestine --- pyrolysis --- solid tire wastes --- PCB --- TPO --- Pyro-Gas --- industrial scale --- local climate policy --- municipal authorities --- municipal energy planning --- local GHG emissions --- multilevel governance --- renewable energy --- zero-energy buildings --- sustainability --- sustainable transport --- PV --- energy saving in data processing centers

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Climate change is increasing due to the anthropogenic emission of greenhouse gases. The majority of these are due to the production and consumption of energy. According to the latest estimates, global energy demand could triple by 2050, and by then, 70% of the world’s population will live in cities. The challenge for future cities is the implementation of a mechanism that minimizes the need for injection of new energy resources in them, so that a high level of self-sufficiency can be achieved through the concept of circular economy, thus partially mitigating the impacts of climate change. Using solar energy today is considered to be one of the best solutions that can be installed in buildings to help with this issue. This book addresses several relevant aspects related to energy saving at cities, including a deep survey of research topics and scientific collaborations in energy saving. The main research topics carried out are related to sustainability, solar energy, the use of rooftops for energy generation, energy conversion from urban biomass or residues, wind energy, and public and private urban energy saving.

Research & information: general --- energy-saving --- energy conservation --- energy utilization --- energy efficiency --- scientific collaboration --- wind farm --- thermal power plants --- peak electricity demand --- Gulf of Mexico --- bike sharing --- energy saving --- system rebalancing --- Weibull function --- scale parameter --- shape parameter --- wind power density --- seasons --- optimal tilt angle --- PV system --- solar photovoltaic --- solar radiation --- PVGIS --- PVWatts --- Palestine --- pyrolysis --- solid tire wastes --- PCB --- TPO --- Pyro-Gas --- industrial scale --- local climate policy --- municipal authorities --- municipal energy planning --- local GHG emissions --- multilevel governance --- renewable energy --- zero-energy buildings --- sustainability --- sustainable transport --- PV --- energy saving in data processing centers

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Modern cities are facing the challenge of combining competitiveness at the global city scale and sustainable urban development to become smart cities. A smart city is a high-tech, intensive and advanced city that connects people, information, and city elements using new technologies in order to create a sustainable, greener city; competitive and innovative commerce; and an increased quality of life. This Special Issue collects the recent advancements in smart cities and covers different topics and aspects.

cycle logistics --- European projects --- goods delivery --- bike delivery --- cargo cycle --- cargo bike --- bike sharing system --- expansion areas --- category clustering --- batches prediction --- extended range electric vehicle --- technologies --- optimization methods --- EREV key components --- level optimization --- urban accessibility --- Distrito Tec --- Monterrey Metropolitan Zone (MMZ) --- Urban Basic Geostatistical Areas (AGEBs) --- 15 minutes city --- UrMoAC --- smart networks --- digitization --- smart transit --- cyber security --- smart city --- smarter communities --- smart sensors --- smart meters --- internet of things (IoT) --- facial recognition --- cyber privacy --- time series analysis --- energy demand forecast --- ARIMA --- hybrid model --- power theft --- itinerary planning --- smart tourism --- graph theory --- heuristic approach --- smart water/energy/mobility --- open innovation --- challenge living lab --- challenge-based learning --- electric vehicle --- vehicle-to-grid --- vehicle-to-building --- electric vehicle emulator --- electric vehicle supply equipment --- smart grid --- n/a