Key elements in the formation of smart cities are development based on cooperation between local governments and business, the realization of sustainable development goals, the creation of social sustainability, the advancement of information and communication technologies (ICT) and the use of innovative solutions. The theories of information and communication have become the main driver of economic development in a globalized world and the information component plays a key role in building the competitive potential of countries and cities.

The purpose of this book is to systematize knowledge about the practical application and importance of innovative solutions in the economic and social fields. An important aspect of this edition is the presentation of innovations applied in the field of conservation, not only of energy or environmental resources, but also of economic, social and spatial resources. We propose that this edition provides a knowledge base on the basic concepts of corporate social responsibility (CSR), formulating the important role of management in the context of CSR, smart management, smart economy and smart cities.

The book is a comprehensive study of the smart city concept in its broadest sense, covering environmental, social and economic issues.

It will be helpful to professionals in companies, in logistics departments and in the management teams. It can be useful for practitioners and analysts in the transportation industry to expand applications of ICT solutions. It will also be valuable to researchers, doctoral students of economics in management and entrepreneurship, logistics, as well as students at the advanced level, as it brings a range of valuable information that can serve as base material and reference for further research, programmes and studies.

Judyta Kabus is an Assistant Professor at the Częstochowa University of Technology. She has doctorate degrees in Humanities and in Management and Quality Sciences. She is the President of the Association of Women of the Częstochowa Region.

She has authored and co-authored more than 100 scientific publications. She is the co-author of two books in the area of logistics and management and the editor of multi-author monographs. She is the technical editor of Scientific Journals of the Częstochowa University of Technology, and reviewer of scientific works in Polish and foreign journals. She is also the author of teaching materials for learning German and education for the development of research. Dr. Kabus is responsible for organizing national and international conferences and she is winner of the Rector’s Awards of the Częstochowa University of Technology. She has been a long-term scientific collaborator with the Technical University of Ostrava and participant of the Erasmus+ student exchange program. She is a member of the Organisation and Management Scientific Society (TNOiK) and bilateral research projects. She also has been field-specific supervisor of student internships and member of several projects. She is the Local Project Coordinator of the Model location, implementation of the Częstochowa City project “Engaging stakeholders for knowledge-based, sustainable and socially responsible management of urban housing."

Dr. Kabus is manager of the Excellent Science II project funded by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science and the coordinator of the research team at the Faculty of Management, Częstochowa University of Technology. She is also scientific and industrial expert at the National Center for Research and Development. Her scope of work includes innovation, social responsibility, sustainable development, green economy, market trends and urban logistics.

Luiza Piersiala is Assistant Professor at the Częstochowa University of Technology. She has doctorate degree in Management and Quality Sciences, and is member of the Association of Women of the Częstochowa Region.

She is the author and co-author of more than 50 scientific publications. She has also co-authored a script for students in the area of logistics and accounting and edited multiauthor monographs. Dr. Piersiala is a reviewer of scientific works in Polish and foreign journals. She is also a participant of a foreign internship at the Technical University of Ostrava. She has organized a national conference and has won multiple Rector’s Awards of the Częstochowa University of Technology. She is supervisor of the "Lean&Smart" Student Scientific Club.

Her scope of work includes entrepreneurship, innovation, social responsibility, sustainable development, special economic zones and consumer behavior.

Michał Dziadkiewicz is an Assistant Professor at the Częstochowa University of Technology. He has a doctorate degree in Economic Sciences, and is attorney-at-law specializing in matters of civil law, covering, in particular, the issues of real property management, including the real property of Housing Communities, as well as the real property comprising the commune’s housing stock, debt collection. He conducts scientific research on, inter alia, aspects of management of commune housing resources, rent collection, prevention of social exclusion, as well as sports law and legal conditions of physical recreation. He is the author of several dozen publications, a reviewer of scientific papers in Polish and foreign journals, and an organizer of national and international conferences. He completed postgraduate studies in economics and management, specializing in managerial economics and management.

He is an expert in the Organisation and Management Scientific Society (TNOiK). His scope of work includes management of commune housing resources, innovation, social responsibility, sustainable development and smart cities.