Optimizing regional development through transformative urbanization

Table of Contents: “…Drivers of urban development in terms of education based on digital technologies -- The role of urban green spaces in the transformation of community ecosystem in developing countries -- Metropolitan councils : an emerging paradigm for urban, regional planning and development in Zimbabwe -- Infrastructure, city-region development and Africa's territorial spaces : gauteng as the exemplar -- Transformative urbanization through public-private partnership in Abuja, Nigeria -- Cities, knowledge flows and the new commons : developing knowledge city-regions -- Model of benchmarking for development of firm's competitive adantage to improve economic growth in cities -- Urban green spaces for sustainable community development : a strategic management approach -- Methods used to increase urban economic growth through optimizations firms' cost control strategy -- Theoretical and technological perspectives on development of information monitoring system for solving complex problems -- Regional economic growth and open innovation platforms : emerging trends and new opportunities…”