The Future of Liveable Cities (eBook)

Karima Kourtit is a researcher at the Open University, Heerlen, The Netherlands. She was lab-owner at the Jheronimus Academy of Data Science (JADS) in the division Smart Cities & Data Analytics (owned by the Eindhoven University of Technology and Tilburg University), 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. She has worked in the Department of Urban Planning and Environment at the Center for the Future of Places (CFP), at the School of Architecture and Built Environment at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, and at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland. She holds two Ph.D.s, in both economics and geography (with distinction), and has a particular interest in regional and urban topics. Her research focuses on the emerging 'New Urban World'. She has also been involved in the implementation of several national and international research projects and initiatives. Furthermore, she has been an editor of several books and guest editor for various international journals, and has published a wide array of scientific articles, papers, special issues of journals and edited volumes in the field of geography and the spatial sciences. She is also managing director of The Regional Science Academy. In summary, her academic profile is characterized by a deep involvement in evidence-based urban and spatial research on smart city policy and data metrics and by a strong commitment to educational support for young researchers. She also participates in numerous international scientific and managerial activities.