vii 1 Introduction 01 2 Empowering Smart Sustainable City Transitions 05 2.1 An overview of smart sustainable cities and the role of information and communication technologies – (technical report) 07 2.2 Smart Sustainable Cities: an analysis of definitions – (technical report) 47 2.3 Smart sustainable cities: a guide for city leaders - (technical report) 125 2.4 Master plan for smart sustainable cities - (technical report) 135 2.5 Seting the stage for stakeholders’ engagement in smart sustainable cities – (technical report) 169 3 Exploring the Smart Sustainable City Infrastructure 213 3.1 Overview of smart sustainable cities infrastructure - (technical report) 215 3.2 Seting the framework for an ICT architecture of a smart sustainable city - (technical specifications) 337 3.3 Multi-service infrastructure for smart sustainable cities in new-development areas - (technical specifications) 383 3.4 Cybersecurity, data protection and cyber resilience in smart sustainable cities – (technical report) 421 3.5 Intelligent sustainable buildings for smart sustainable cities - (technical report) 453 3.6 Smart water management in cities – (technical report) 497 3.7 Information and communication technologies for climate change adaptation in cities – (technical report) 543 3.8 Electromagnetic field (EMF) considerations in smart sustainable cities – (technical report) 585 3.9 Integrated management for smart sustainable cities – (technical report) 649 3.10 Anonymization infrastructure and open data in smart sustainable cities - (technical report) 683 4 Metrics for Measuring Smart Sustainable City Transitions 753 4.1 Overview of key performance indicators in smart sustainable cities – (technical specifications) 755 4.2 Key performance indicators related to the use of information and communication technology in smart sustainable cities – (technical specifications) 771 4.3 Key performance indicators related to the sustainability impacts of information and communication technology in smart sustainable cities – (technical specifications) 795 4.4 Key performance indicators definitions for smart sustainable cities – (technical report) 817 5 Paving the way for SSC 919 5.1 Standardization roadmap for smart sustainable cities – (technical report) 921 5.2 Standardization activities for smart sustainable cities - (technical report) 957 6 Conclusion 1105 TABLE OF CONTENTS