This book focuses on how cities are becoming smarter, more innovative and entrepreneurial due to the increased pressures placed on them from societal changes in the global business environment. The book defines a smart city as a urban or rural development that integrates technology to enhance a city¿s assets, which may include community services, parkland, education, transportation and energy sources. It aids in the understanding on how cities have become smarter in the way they handle increased migration to urban and rural areas and decrease the strain on public finances.