Volume 16, Issue 2, 2026

Special Issue: Smart Cities in comparative perspective: Theories, Policies, Practices and Futures

Guest Editors
Yuchen Guo (Tongji University & Heidelberg University)
Karsten Zimmermann (TU Dortmund University)
Ze Zhang (Tongji University)

All IJPP articles are open access.
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AI Digital Platforms, Participatory Governance, and the Digital Divide in Developing Smart Cities

Authors: Somayeh Ahani *, Mahdie Zahiri

Planning paths and practices of rural community life circle from a smart city perspective: A case study of Huinan Town, Shanghai

Authors: Li Wei

Smart Power, Soft Cities: Satellite Museums and the Governance of Urban Knowledge

Author: Alejandra Linares-Figueruelo

Smart City Trajectories and Urban Contexts: A Comparative Analysis of Dublin, Barcelona, and Lisbon

Author: Nuno Rodrigues